WASHINGTON, D.C, – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released a statement following President Trump’s nomination of Adam Mildred to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana and Thomas Wheeler II to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.
Additionally, President Trump named Scott Proctor as Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana.
Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “President Trump nominated two strong candidates to be the U.S. Attorneys for Indiana. Adam Mildred and Tom Wheeler have decades of experience and are deeply committed to upholding law and order. They both will bring integrity to the job and I look forward to voting for their confirmation soon. I’m also grateful for Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Proctor’s service to Indiana during this time.”
Adam Mildred (Nominee for United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana)
Adam Mildred is currently a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Allen County and was formerly the Chief Deputy Prosecutor in Noble County. Adam is a veteran Indiana prosecutor and has prosecuted over 200 cases, including trials involving homicide, robbery, drug trafficking, and federal firearms offenses. He holds a B.S. from Ball State University and a J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Tom Wheeler (Nominee for United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana)
Tom Wheeler is the Acting General Counsel at the Department of Education. He has held senior roles across the federal government, including Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, Senior Advisor to the White House School Safety Commission, and Counsel to the Secretary of Education. Before returning to government, Wheeler was a partner at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, a top Indianapolis law firm, where he represented federal, state, and local public entities. He holds a B.S. from Indiana University and a J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Scott Proctor (Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana)
Scott Proctor currently serves in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice. He was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Oklahoma and an associate at Dechert LLP. Before attending law school, he served in the United States Navy and continues to serve as a reserve officer. Scott clerked for the Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Hon. Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States. He holds a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.