Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe appointed Catherine Hanaway as the next Attorney General for the State of Missouri this  (Tuesday) morning. Hanaway’s appointment will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Attorney General Andrew Bailey as the Co-Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

She will become the first woman in state history to hold the position. Hanaway will assume the role of Missouri Attorney General on September 8th. the same day Bailey will be sworn into the FBI.