Joshua Hurwit Explained

Joshua Hurwit
Birth Name:Joshua David Hurwit
Office:United States Attorney for the District of Idaho
Term Start:June 17, 2022
President:Joe Biden
Predecessor:Bart Davis
Education:Stanford University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Joshua David Hurwit (born 1981)[1] is an American lawyer who is serving as United States attorney for the District of Idaho since 2022.

Education

Hurwit earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2006.[2]

Career

In 2006 and 2007, Hurwit worked as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York City. In 2007 and 2008, he served as a law clerk for Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. From 2008 to 2011, he was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis. He also worked as an associate at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. From 2012 to 2022, he served as an assistant United States attorney for the District of Idaho.[3] [4] During his tenure, Hurwit has prosecuted members of the Aryan Knights, a white supremacist gang active in Idaho.[5] He has also served as the District of Idaho's coronavirus fraud coordinator.[6]

U.S. attorney for the District of Idaho

On April 22, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hurwit to serve as the United States attorney for the District of Idaho. On April 25, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[7] On June 9, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a voice vote; senators Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn were recorded as "Nay".[8] On June 13, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote. He was sworn in by Chief Judge David Nye on June 17, 2022.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article260650822.html
  2. Web site: April 22, 2022 . President Biden Announces Five New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys . April 22, 2022 . The White House . en-US.
  3. Web site: Dutton . Audrey . President Biden nominates Joshua Hurwit as Idaho's top federal prosecutor . April 22, 2022 . Idaho Capital Sun . en-US.
  4. Web site: Kaitlan Collins and Veronica Stracqualursi . Biden announces five new nominees for US attorneys . April 22, 2022 . CNN. April 22, 2022 .
  5. Web site: Katz . Michael . 10 members of Aryan Knights prison gang indicted on racketeering charges . April 22, 2022 . Twin Falls Times-News . May 16, 2019 . en.
  6. Web site: March 23, 2020 . Idaho residents encouraged to report suspected COVID-19 fraud schemes . April 22, 2022 . KIVI . en.
  7. Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate . April 25, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  8. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 9, 2022. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 9, 2022.
  9. Web site: Joshua D. Hurwit is Sworn in as United States Attorney . 2022-06-17 . United States Department of Justice . 2022-06-18.

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