Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — From “Interim” to ‘Acting”. U.S. Attorney for New Mexico Ryan Ellison announced the extension Friday, coinciding with the legal end of his 120-day interim status. The extension of 210 days comes the day after a panel of New Mexico federal judges, in a brief statement posted to the court’s website, declined to approve his appointment. While at the same time declining to name an alternative to the post, which it is empowered to do while an official confirmation plays out in the Senate. U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, both New Mexico Democrats, denounced the extension.
