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Denver attorney Willie Shepherd has heard rumors that he's being considered for U.S. attorney from Colorado and said that he'd like to discuss possibly taking the position.

"I've had no official conversations with anyone about it, but it's certainly an honor to be thought of in that very high regard," Shepherd told PolitickerCO.com on Tuesday afternoon. "I'd have to, obviously, have a conversation with my family and a lot of people, but I'd certainly be interested in talking about it."

Shepherd, a co-founder of the Denver-based law firm Kamlet Shepherd & Reichert, is a major Democratic Party contributor who served as finance chair for the 2008 Democratic National Convention host committee.

University of Colorado Regent and Denver attorney Michael Carrigan said several current and former prosecutors have approached him about becoming the new U.S. attorney for Colorado.  

"It's something I'm seriously considering, and (it's) flattering to have some people mentioning my name," Carrigan told PolitickerCO.com on Tuesday afternoon.