Trump picks Belmont prof for U.S. attorney role

President Trump has picked a Belmont University law professor to serve as U.S. attorney in Nashville.

If confirmed, Donald Q. Cochran would hold the position currently occupied by acting U.S. Attorney Jack Smith. Prior to joining the faculty at the Belmont College of Law, Cochran taught at the Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham and was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Alabama.