Former FTC Commissioner Confirmed as U.S. Attorney in Utah
Holyoak became Utah's U.S. Attorney in November 2025.
Holyoak became Utah's U.S. Attorney in November 2025.
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — The Senate voted May 11 to confirm Melissa Holyoak, a former member of the Federal Trade Commission, as the new U.S. Attorney in Utah for a four-year term.
Holyoak was appointed Nov. 17, 2025, to be interim U.S. Attorney in Utah by then-Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Holyoak, a Republican who joined the FTC in 2024, resigned the same day she was appointed by Bondi.
Holyoak served as Utah’s solicitor general for three years and was a lawyer at the Center for Class Action Fairness, a free-market public interest law firm.
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