' Sen. Orrin Hatch , a former Senate Judiciary Committee member , says Obama 's attorney general ' is a ` ` top - notch person '' U.S. Senator Loretta Lynch would replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder .
GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch , a longtime Senate Judiciary Committee member , says Obama 's attorney general pick is a `` top-flight person '' U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch would replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder .