S. Lane Tucker Explained

S. Lane Tucker
Office:United States Attorney for the District of Alaska
Appointer:Joe Biden
Term Start:May 31, 2022
Predecessor:Bryan Schroder
Status2:Acting
Term Start2:April 25, 2022
Term End2:May 31, 2022
Education:Mary Baldwin College (BA)
University of Utah (JD)

S. Lane Tucker is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Alaska since 2022.

Education

Tucker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mary Baldwin College in 1983 and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in 1987.[1]

Career

From 1987 to 1991, Tucker served as an assistant general counsel for the General Services Administration. From 1991 to 2002, she was a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice Civil Division.[2] From 2002 to 2006, she served in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska, first as an assistant United States attorney from 2002 to 2003 and then as the civil chief from 2003 to 2006. From 2006 to 2008 she was a sole practitioner, and from 2008 to 2009 she was of counsel at Perkins Coie. Since 2010 she has been a partner in the Anchorage office of Stoel Rives.[1]

U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska

On January 26, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Tucker to be the United States Attorney for the District of Alaska.[3] On January 31, 2022, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[4] On April 25, 2022, Lane was appointed acting U.S. attorney by chief judge Sharon L. Gleason.[5] Her nomination was favorably reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 5, 2022. On May 17, 2022, her nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[6] She was sworn in on May 31, 2022.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. President Biden Announces Six New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys . January 26, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  2. Web site: 2011-09-01. S. Lane Tucker. 2022-01-26. Alaska Journal. en.
  3. Web site: Iris. Samuels. Biden names Anchorage attorney to serve as U.S. attorney for Alaska. 2022-01-26. Anchorage Daily News. en.
  4. Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate . January 31, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  5. S. Lane Tucker Appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska . April 25, 2022 . U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska . Anchorage, Alaska . May 27, 2022.
  6. Web site: May 17, 2022 . PN1704 - Nomination of S. Lane Tucker for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) . May 18, 2022 . www.congress.gov.
  7. Web site: S. Lane Tucker Confirmed as U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska . 2022-06-02 . United States Department of State . 2022-06-03.