The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Phil Williams and Thomas Govan, Jr. as U.S. Attorneys for Alabama.

This afternoon’s long-awaited win places two of President Donald Trump’s top Alabama picks into the federal government’s most consequential prosecutorial offices in the state.

The two were confirmed as part of S. Res. 690, an en bloc package of 49 Trump nominees brought to the Senate floor by Majority Leader John Thune.

The final vote for the block of nominations fell 46-43 along party lines.

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee who personally shepherded both nominations through her panel, presided over the chamber during the vote.

“Huge for the state of Alabama,” U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) wrote after the vote. “Phil Williams and Thomas Govan Jr. are patriots and will be great as our U.S. attorneys.”

Trump first nominated Williams and Govan in October, tapping two well-known Alabama conservatives to lead federal prosecutions across the majority of the state.

Williams will take over the Northern District of Alabama, the state’s largest federal district, covering 31 counties and approximately 59% of Alabama’s population, including Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa. He succeeds Prim Escalona, who has held the post since 2020.

The Northern District is also home to the largest U.S. Department of Justice footprint outside of Washington, D.C., anchored by the FBI’s expanding operations at Redstone Arsenal, a campus FBI Director Kash Patel recently called “one of the gems in the FBI crown jewel.”

Govan takes charge of the Middle District of Alabama, headquartered in Montgomery, the same district where he previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. He succeeds acting U.S. Attorney Kevin P. Davidson and becomes the first Senate-confirmed U.S. Attorney for the Middle District since Louis V. Franklin Sr. retired in 2021.

“President Trump made an incredible choice by nominating Thomas Govan to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Today, I was proud to vote alongside many of my Senate colleagues and confirm him,” Britt said.

“Having known him for 25 years, I’ve seen firsthand how his expertise, professionalism, and deep knowledge of the legal system have provided him with an incredible foundation on which to serve our great state. I look forward to seeing how his leadership as a U.S. Attorney brings violent criminals to justice, upholds the rule of law, and strengthens public safety for communities across Alabama.”

A Gadsden attorney with more than two decades of trial experience, Williams built conservative talk program “Rightside Radio” into a statewide brand under Rightside Media before stepping back from the company immediately after his nomination.

He is also a decorated U.S. Army Colonel and Airborne Ranger with combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and service on the Army staff at the Pentagon over a 30-year reserve career.

From the Judiciary dais earlier this spring, Britt highlighted a civilian resume that includes more than 700 court appearances and over 30 trials to verdict.

“Today, I joined many of my Senate colleagues in voting to confirm President Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, Phil Williams.

U.S. Attorneys play a critical role in ensuring the Department of Justice faithfully executes the law, keeps criminals off our streets, and ensures public safety across the country. I’m glad to see two out of three of the President’s U.S. Attorney nominees confirmed to their positions in Alabama, and I know our great state will be stronger and safer as a result,” said Senator Britt.

“This is the honor of a lifetime,” Williams said following his nomination last fall. “I appreciate President Trump’s trust and confidence in me and I look forward to serving this great state and nation in this capacity.”

Williams said his approach to the job in terms of partnership with local law enforcement and the even application of the law.

“The rule of law is the cornerstone of a free society, and the mission of the U.S. Attorney’s Office is to make sure that justice is applied fairly and consistently,” Williams said.

“Federal prosecutors must be partners, not spectators. We will work closely with sheriffs, police departments and district attorneys to bring the full weight of the justice system against violent crime, public corruption and those who prey on the vulnerable.”

“This office doesn’t belong to me. It belongs to the people of the United States,” Williams added. “If confirmed, I intend to approach every case with integrity, impartiality and fidelity to the Constitution.”

Govan brings a career prosecutor’s resume to the Middle District. He has served as chief of the Criminal Trials Division at the Alabama Attorney General’s Office and previously worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the very district he will now lead. He is also an officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserve JAG Corps and was the Republican nominee for the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in 2024.

The path to Monday’s confirmation ran through the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Britt led the charge for both Alabamians. Williams cleared committee earlier this spring on a party-line 12-10 vote, with Democrats, led by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), opposing on political grounds. Govan was advanced by the committee along similar lines.

Britt and Tuberville backed both nominees from the moment Trump announced his picks.

When nominations were first announced, Tuberville, in a social media post at the time, said the two “will do an excellent job serving our state and our country as U.S. Attorneys.”