Female Prosecutor Revealed - Rachel Mitchell Will Question Christine Ford on Thursday

The female prosecutor was identified on Tuesday night.

Rachel Mitchell is a prosecutor from Maricopa County Arizona and is a registered Republican.

Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell has emerged as Senate Republicans’ choice to question Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers, according to two people familiar with the decision.

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Mitchell, the sex crimes bureau chief for the Maricopa County Attorney’s office in Phoenix, is the leading candidate to query the two at Thursday’s highly anticipated hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to the individuals.

They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it on the record.

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A registered Republican, Mitchell has worked for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for 26 years.

Rachel Mitchell

Arizona MCAO Special Victims Division Chief Rachel Mitchell – Bottom Row – Second from the left.