Phillip Talbert Explained

Phillip Talbert
Office:United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California
Term Start:July 7, 2022
Acting: March 1, 2021 – July 7, 2022
President:Joe Biden
Term Start1:2016
Term End1:2017
President1:Barack Obama
Birth Name:Phillip Allen Talbert[1]
Birth Date:27 June 1962[2]
Education:Harvard University (AB)
University of Sydney (MEc)
University of California, Los Angeles (JD)

Phillip Allen Talbert is an American lawyer who is the United States attorney for the Eastern District of California.

Education

Talbert earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1984, a Master of Economics from the University of Sydney in 1987, and a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law in 1989.[3]

Career

In 1989 and 1990, Talbert served as a law clerk for Judge David R. Thompson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. From 1990 to 1993, he served as a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division. From 1993 to 1996, he was an associate at the Seattle office of Stoel Rives. From 1996 to 2002, he served as counsel in the Office of Professional Responsibility. He joined the U.S. Attorney's office for Eastern California in 2002, starting in the Narcotics and Violent Crime Unit, where he prosecuted drug trafficking cases, then served as the Chief of Appeals and Training where he supervised the office's appellate practice and trained incoming Criminal Division Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Then he served as the First Assistant from 2011 through April 2016.[4] He served as Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California from 2016 to 2017,[5] [6] and again beginning March 1, 2021.[7] On April 22, 2022, he was nominated to serve in the role permanently. On April 25, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[8] On June 16, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[9] His nomination was confirmed by the full United States Senate via voice vote on June 23, 2022,[10] and he was sworn in on July 7, 2022.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phillip Allen Talbert # 145263 - Attorney Licensee Search . September 20, 2022 . apps.calbar.ca.gov.
  2. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article260650432.html
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Eastern District of California | Meet the U.S. Attorney . March 2021 .
  5. Web site: March 1, 2021 . Meet the U.S. Attorney . April 22, 2022 . www.justice.gov . en.
  6. Web site: Biden Crosses Midpoint of U.S. Attorney Picks by Tapping Five . April 22, 2022 . news.bloomberglaw.com . en.
  7. News: Phillip A. Talbert Confirmed as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California. United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California. July 7, 2022.
  8. Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate . April 25, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  9. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 16, 2022. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 16, 2022.
  10. Web site: PN1974 - Nomination of Phillip A. Talbert for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) . www.congress.gov . 26 June 2022 . 23 June 2022.

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