Lowndes County District Attorney Scott Colom speaks at a news conference, July 6, 2016, in Columbus, Miss. In April 2023, Colom sent a letter to Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith asking her to reconsider her opposition to his nomination as a federal district judge. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi prosecutor is asking one of his home-state senators to reconsider her opposition to his nomination to become a federal district judge.
