JUDGE ALBERTO R. GONZALES CONFIRMED AS THE 80TH ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Feb. 3, 2005. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Judge Alberto R. Gonzales was confirmed by the United States Senate today to be the 80th Attorney General of the United States. He was sworn in at approximately 5:40 p.m. (ET) by Vice President Richard B. Cheney at a private White House ceremony in the Roosevelt Room. 05-043

Source: US Department of Justice