Jill E. Steinberg Explained

Jill E. Steinberg
Office:United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
Appointer:Joe Biden
Term Start:February 22, 2023
Predecessor:Bobby Christine
Education:University of Georgia (BA)
Duke University (JD)

Jill E. Steinberg is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Southern District of Georgia since February 2023.

Education

Steinberg received her Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the University of Georgia in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from Duke University Law School in 1998.[1] [2]

Career

Steinberg began her legal career serving as an assistant district attorney for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office from 1998 to 2001. From 2001 to 2008, she was an associate at Rogers & Hardin LLP in Atlanta, Georgia. From 2008 to 2014 and 2016 to 2021, Steinberg served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia. From 2014 to 2016, she worked at the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., serving as an associate deputy attorney general in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General from 2015 to 2016[3] and as an attorney advisor in the National Security Division from 2014 to 2015.[1] In 2021, she became a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP.[1] [4]

Nomination as U.S. attorney

On October 19, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Steinberg to be the United States attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.[1] On November 14, 2022, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[5] On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6] She was renominated on January 23, 2023.[7] On February 9, 2023, her nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a voice vote, with Senators Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn voting no on record.[8] On February 16, 2023, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[9] She was sworn in by District Court Chief Judge James Randal Hall on February 22, 2023.[10]

Notes and References

  1. President Biden Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys, One to Serve as U.S. Marshal . October 19, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . October 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: Ms. Jill E. Steinberg Profile . October 20, 2022 . www.martindale.com.
  3. Web site: Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jill Steinberg Joins Ballard Spahr's White Collar Defense/Internal Investigations Group . October 20, 2022 . www.ballardspahr.com . en.
  4. Web site: Henry . Justin . September 20, 2021 . Ballard Spahr Recruits Former High-Ranking DOJ Attorney to White-Collar Team . October 20, 2022 . The Legal Intelligencer . en.
  5. Nominations Sent to the Senate . November 14, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  6. Web site: January 3, 2023 . PN2699 — Jill E. Steinberg — Department of Justice . January 3, 2023 . congress.gov.
  7. Nominations Sent to the Senate . January 23, 2023 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  8. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. February 9, 2023.
  9. Web site: February 16, 2023 . PN184 — Jill E. Steinberg — Department of Justice . February 21, 2023.
  10. Web site: Jill E. Steinberg takes oath as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia . 2023-02-22 . United States Department of Justice . 2023-02-23.

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