An interesting name floated as a potential U.S. attorney this week.
Several sources said that that noted Raleigh defense attorney Joe Cheshire was rumored to be in contention for a federal prosecutor post in North Carolina.
That would have been an unusual pick, since Cheshire is best known for working on the other side of the courtroom, most recently in the case of five Duke lacrosse players falsely accused of rape.
But Cheshire told Dome in an e-mail today that he was not interested.
"I have had a number of people contact me about whether I would be interested in pursuing the office of United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina," he said. "While I would be honored to consider such a position of service to my country, if asked, it is my present intention to continue with the private practice of law and as Chair of the Indigent Defense Service Commission of North Carolina."
Previously: Names in the mix for U.S. attorney
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