Todd Graves

Who is Todd Graves?

Todd Graves was a Republican lawyer and politician recommended to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri by Michael A. Battle. He took his oath of office on September 17, 2001, as an interim United States attorney appointed by the U.S. District Court. His appointment was approved by President George W. Bush. On September 17, 2001 his presidential appointment was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 11, 2001.

He resigned effective March 24, 2006 as part of the dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy.

Graves initially appeared on a list of 12 U.S. attorneys slated to be dismissed. Seven on that list were dismissed on December 7, 2006. In April 2007 Justice Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse declined to discuss redacted names on the list. He said the Justice Department withheld the names of prosecutors who had been considered for possible dismissal to protect their reputations and "their ability to function effectively as U.S. attorneys or professionals in other roles." On May 9, 2007, Graves disclosed and confirmed for the first time that he had been forced out by the Department of Justice, and had not departed on his own initiative. His successor in office was interim attorney Bradley Schlozman.