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John Walsh (Andy Cross, Denver Post file photo)

Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed U.S. Attorney John Walsh of Colorado as chair of the national Attorney General's Advisory Committee.

Walsh replaces Attorney General-nominee Loretta E. Lynch, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. The AGAC was created in 1973 to serve as the voice of the U.S. Attorneys and to advise the attorney general on policy, management and operational issues impacting the offices of the U.S. Attorneys.

"I'm deeply honored that the Attorney General has asked me to serve as chair of this crucial advisory committee," Walsh said in a written statement. "And it is a great honor to represent the men and women of U.S. Attorney's Offices nationally, who work tirelessly every day to protect the American people and pursue justice in the courts."

Holder also appointed U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian for the Northern District of New York to serve as vice chair. Both appointments are effective immediately.

Paul J. Fishman, the U.S. Attorney in New Jersey and former chairman of the AGAC, said the committee serves as a policy conduit both from the field where about 10,000 federal prosecutors and attorneys practice throughout the country to Washington D.C. and from Washington to the field.

"The Attorney General's Advisory Committee is the focal point for those matters to be discussed," Fishman said.

He said Walsh has huge experience as a prosecutor, is enormously respected among fellow U.S. Attorneys around the country, is a good administrator, is very articulate, reasonable and practical.

"He doesn't let his ego get in the way of doing a good job," Fishman said. "Most importantly he has the trust of Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch."

Walsh previously served on the AGAC from February 2011 to January 2013 as the chair of the Medical Marijuana Working Group and co-chair of the White Collar/Fraud Subcommittee.

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