Missouri governor names Catherine Hanaway
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Kehoe announced the pick less than a day after Bailey said he would resign next month to serve as co-deputy director of the FBI.
Catherine Hanaway, a prosecutor in St. Louis, is the first woman to serve as attorney general in the state’s history.
Kehoe named Catherine Hanaway, a former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, as Bailey's replacement. She will assume the role on Sept. 8.