List of United States attorneys appointed by Joe Biden

This is a list of United States attorneys appointed by the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden.

President Biden nominated 76 people to be U.S. attorneys: 68 of the nominations were confirmed by the U.S. Senate, five stalled in the Senate, one was withdrawn after Senate confirmation, and three others were withdrawn before Senate action. There are a total of 93 U.S. attorneys in the Department of Justice.

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Denotes appointees serving in an acting or interim capacity.

Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

Appointments

DistrictAttorneyAssumed officeLeft office Alaska U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska S. Lane Tucker May 31, 2022 February 8, 2025 Arizona U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Gary M. Restaino November 23, 2021 February 17, 2025 California U.S. Attorney for the C.D. of California E. Martin Estrada September 19, 2022 January 17, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of California Phillip Talbert June 23, 2022 January 11, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of California Ismail Ramsey March 21, 2023 February 12, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of California Tara McGrath October 5, 2023 February 12, 2025 Colorado U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado Cole Finegan December 1, 2021 May 31, 2024 Connecticut U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut Vanessa R. Avery May 9, 2022 January 18, 2025 District of Columbia U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew M. Graves November 5, 2021 January 16, 2025 Florida U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Florida Roger B. Handberg December 8, 2022 February 18, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Florida Markenzy Lapointe January 9, 2023 January 17, 2025 Georgia U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Georgia Peter D. Leary December 12, 2022 January 11, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Georgia Ryan K. Buchanan May 2, 2022 January 19, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Georgia Jill E. Steinberg February 22, 2023 January 17, 2025 Hawaii U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii Clare E. Connors January 3, 2022 January 19, 2025 Idaho U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho Joshua Hurwit June 17, 2022 February 13, 2025 Illinois U.S. Attorney for the C.D. of Illinois Gregory K. Harris December 13, 2021 January 2, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Illinois Rachelle Crowe June 21, 2022 February 18, 2025 Indiana U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Indiana Clifford D. Johnson October 6, 2021 January 17, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Indiana Zachary A. Myers November 15, 2021 January 18, 2025 Kansas U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas Kate E. Brubacher March 10, 2023 January 19, 2025 Louisiana U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Louisiana Ronald C. Gathe December 13, 2021 February 19, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Louisiana Brandon B. Brown December 10, 2021 January 20, 2025 Maine U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine Darcie N. McElwee October 8, 2021 February 17, 2025 Maryland U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek Barron October 7, 2021 February 12, 2025 Massachusetts U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Rachael Rollins January 10, 2022 May 19, 2023 Michigan U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Michigan Dawn N. Ison December 21, 2021 January 19, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the W.D. Michigan Mark Totten May 5, 2022 January 20, 2025 Minnesota U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andrew M. Luger March 30, 2022 January 15, 2025 Mississippi U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Mississippi Todd Gee October 4, 2023 January 17, 2025 Montana U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana Jesse Laslovich June 2, 2022 February 17, 2025 Nevada U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada Jason Frierson May 11, 2022 January 17, 2025 New Hampshire U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire Jane E. Young May 2, 2022 January 17, 2025 New Jersey U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger December 16, 2021 January 8, 2025 New Mexico U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico Alexander M.M. Uballez May 24, 2022 February 17, 2025 New York U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of New York Breon S. Peace October 15, 2021 January 10, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of New York Carla B. Freedman October 8, 2021 February 17, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of New York Damian Williams October 10, 2021 December 13, 2024 U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of New York Trini E. Ross October 11, 2021 February 17, 2025 North Carolina U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of North Carolina Michael F. Easley Jr. November 26, 2021 February 3, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of North Carolina Sandra J. Hairston November 23, 2021 January 18, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of North Carolina Dena J. King November 29, 2021 February 12, 2025 North Dakota U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota Mac Schneider December 12, 2022 February 16, 2025 Ohio U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Ohio Kenneth L. Parker November 23, 2021 February 18, 2025 Oregon U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Natalie K. Wight September 12, 2022 February 18, 2025 Pennsylvania U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Pennsylvania Jacqueline C. Romero June 21, 2022 February 17, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Pennsylvania Gerard Karam June 21, 2022 January 10, 2025. U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Pennsylvania Cindy K. Chung November 23, 2021 February 17, 2023 Eric G. Olshan June 12, 2023 January 19, 2025 Rhode Island U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Zachary A. Cunha December 13, 2021 February 18, 2025 South Carolina U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina Adair Ford BoroughsJuly 26, 2022 February 18, 2025 Tennessee U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Tennessee Henry C. Leventis January 11, 2023 October 4, 2024 U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Tennessee Kevin G. Ritz September 28, 2022 September 18, 2024 Texas U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Texas Damien Diggs May 7, 2023 January 21, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Texas Leigha Simonton December 10, 2022 January 19, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Texas Alamdar S. Hamdani December 12, 2022 January 19, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Texas Jaime E. Esparza December 9, 2022 February 18, 2025 Utah U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah Trina A. Higgins May 4, 2022 February 16, 2025 Vermont U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont Nikolas P. Kerest December 10, 2021 January 20, 2025 Virgin Islands U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands Delia L. Smith May 3, 2022 April 14, 2025 Virginia U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Virginia Jessica D. Aber October 12, 2021 January 20, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Virginia Christopher R. Kavanaugh October 7, 2021 December 20, 2024 Washington U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Washington Vanessa Waldref October 7, 2021 February 12, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Washington Nicholas W. Brown October 8, 2021 June 21, 2023 West Virginia U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of West Virginia William J. Ihlenfeld II October 12, 2021 January 20, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of West Virginia William S. Thompson October 13, 2021 March 3, 2025 Wisconsin U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Wisconsin Gregory Haanstad September 19, 2022 February 17, 2025

Withdrawn nominations District Nominee Announced Withdrawn Notes U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Ohio Marisa T. Darden November 12, 2021 May 19, 2022 Withdrawn 3 weeks after confirmation by the U.S. Senate by voice vote on April 27, 2022. U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Wisconsin Sopen Shah June 6, 2022 January 3, 2023Nomination expired U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Tennessee Casey T. Arrowood July 29, 2022 January 3, 2023Nomination expired U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Ohio Rebecca C. Lutzko June 7, 2023 January 3, 2025Nomination expiredU.S. Attorney for the N.D. of IllinoisApril PerryJune 28, 2023July 11, 2024Nominated as a US District Judge to the U.S. District Court for the N.D. of Illinois U.S. Attorney for the D. Guam and the D. N. Mar. I. Johnny C. Gogo October 18, 2023 January 3, 2025Nomination expired U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Joshua S. Levy October 18, 2023 January 3, 2025Nomination expired U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Iowa Matthew L. Gannon February 21, 2024 January 3, 2025Nomination expired U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Iowa David Waterman February 21, 2024 January 3, 2025Nomination expired

See also Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate Department of Justice appointments by Joe Biden

References

Notes

Confirmations by roll call vote

Confirmations by voice vote

External links

U.S. Attorneys Office