HAMMOND — U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II has resigned from the Department of Justice and on Friday assumed the duties of a judge for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court.
Kirsch was appointed to the position of U.S. attorney by President Trump on Oct. 6, 2017.
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