Jaime E. Esparza Explained

Jaime E. Esparza
Office:United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas
Appointer:Joe Biden
Term Start:December 9, 2022
Predecessor:Ashley Chapman Hoff
Birth Date:[1]
Party:Democratic[2]
Education:University of Texas at Austin (BBA)
University of Houston (JD)

Jaime E. Esparza (born 1956/1957) is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Western District of Texas since December 2022.

Education

Esparza received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center in 1983.[3]

Career

From 1983 to 1987, Esparza served as an assistant district attorney in the Harris County District Attorney's Office in Houston; also in 1987 he served as an assistant district attorney for the 34th Judicial District of Texas. From 1988 to 1991, he was a first assistant public defender for the El Paso County Public Defender's Office and in 1992, he served as an assistant county attorney in the El Paso County Attorney's Office. From 1993 to 2020, Esparza served as the district attorney for the 34th Judicial District of Texas.[3] [4]

U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas

On October 14, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Esparza to be the United States attorney for the Western District of Texas.[3] On November 14, 2022, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[5] On December 1, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[6] On December 6, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[7] He was sworn in by District Judge Alia Moses on December 9, 2022.[8] Esparza was recommended to the post by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.[9] He was also recommended and endorsed by Congresswoman Veronica Escobar.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moore . Robert . December 23, 2020 . Outgoing El Paso DA seeks appointment as top federal prosecutor in West Texas . November 17, 2022 . El Paso Matters . en-US.
  2. https://el-paso-county-elections.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/files/000/001/104/original/Official_Final_Election_Results.pdf?1481924448#page=6
  3. President Biden Makes Twenty-Seventh Judicial Nominations Announcement and Announces New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals . October 14, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . November 17, 2022.
  4. Web site: October 19, 2022 . President Biden names two UH Law Center alumni as U.S. Attorneys in Texas . November 17, 2022 . www.law.uh.edu.
  5. Nominations Sent to the Senate . November 14, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  6. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 1, 2022. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: November 14, 2022 . PN2695 — Jaime E. Esparza — Department of Justice . November 17, 2022 . uscongress.gov.
  8. Web site: Jaime Esparza Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas . 2022-12-12 . United States Department of Justice . 2022-12-12.
  9. Cornyn Statement on Nominations of U.S. Attorneys for Texas Districts . October 17, 2022 . November 17, 2022.
  10. Web site: Powell . Adam . October 15, 2022 . President Biden nominates former El Paso DA Jaime Esparza for US attorney . November 17, 2022 . El Paso Times . en-US.

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