Richard S. Hartunian Explained

Richard S. Hartunian
Office:	United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York
President:	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Term Start:	January 3, 2010
Term End:	June 30, 2017
Predecessor:	Andrew T. Baxter (acting)
Successor:	Grant C. Jaquith
Birth Date:	13 January 1961
Birth Place:	Evanston, Illinois
Party:	Democratic
Education:	Georgetown University Albany Law School J.D.

Richard S. Hartunian (born January 13, 1961) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York from 2010 to 2017.^{[1] [2]}

Resignation

Hartunian submitted his resignation when it was requested on March 10, 2017, but the resignation was declined so that he could continue serving in office until June 2017 and thereby complete 20 years of service with the Justice Department. He was, along with Deirdre M. Daly one of two U.S. Attorneys granted this extension. He officially resigned on June 30, 2017.^[3]

See also

• 2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richard S. Hartunian, Northern District of New York . Justice.gov . 2017-03-05 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510093414/https://www.justice.gov/usao/biographies/hartunian . 2017-05-10 .
2. Web site: Jim O'Hara . New Magistrate, U.S. Attorney sworn in today . syracuse.com . 2010-01-03 . 2017-03-05.
3. Web site: U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian to Step Down . June 22, 2017 . United States Department of Justice . March 15, 2018.