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ATLANTA President Obamaon Saturdayintroduced US Attorney Loretta Lynch, the Harvard-educated daughter of a North Carolina librarian and a Baptist minister, as his choice for Americas top cop.

At a press event at the White House, Obama described Ms. Lynch as"tough, fair and independent."

Soft-spoken but hard-punching, Ms. Lynch looks from most angles like an excellent and historic choice to replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, the New York Daily News opines.

"Loretta might be the only lawyer in America who battles mobsters and drug lords and terrorists and still has the reputation for being a charming people person," Obama said in announcing the nomination.

But the political machinations around the transfer of power from the nations first black attorney general to the woman who could become the nations first black and female attorney general is already shadowing Lynchs upcoming nomination hearings.

Obama has officially left it to the Senate leadership to decide whether to wait until the new Republican majority is seated in January or push her nomination through with the current lame duck Democrat-controlled Senate.

What eventually unfolds could impact pressing US policy, including Americas vexing illegal immigration problem, as well as the troubled working relationship between the legislative and executive branches in Washington.

Wrapped up in Lynchs nomination and timing of her confirmation are hard feelings in Congress left behind by Mr. Holder, and even demands from some Republicans that the next AG immediately disavow Obamas stated plan to use executive power by the end of the year to provide amnesty to more illegal immigrants currently in the US.

Obama, for his part, hopes Lynch can help cement part of his legacy as his presidency nears its end, including his campaign promise to close the terrorist detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and attempts to stop racial profiling by police.

For six years, Republicans feuded publicly and near-constantly with Holder, even holding him in contempt over what they called foot-dragging during the investigation into the failed Fast and Furious gun-running sting. For his part, Holder focused several of his investigations and lawsuits on states like Texas and South Carolina the heartland of Obama opposition.

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Obama introduces Loretta Lynch as AG pick: What say ye, Republicans? (+video)