Joshua Hurwit
Joshua Hurwit | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of Idaho | |
| Assumed office June 17, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Bart Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joshua David Hurwit 1981 (age 42–43) |
| 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
[edit]Hurwit earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2006.[2]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]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.[2] 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]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article260650822.html (subscription required)
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces Five New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Dutton, Audrey. "President Biden nominates Joshua Hurwit as Idaho's top federal prosecutor". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Kaitlan Collins and Veronica Stracqualursi (April 22, 2022). "Biden announces five new nominees for US attorneys". CNN. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Katz, Michael (May 16, 2019). "10 members of Aryan Knights prison gang indicted on racketeering charges". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ "Idaho residents encouraged to report suspected COVID-19 fraud schemes". KIVI. March 23, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 25, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 9, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Joshua D. Hurwit is Sworn in as United States Attorney". United States Department of Justice. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Meet the U.S. Attorney". justice.gov. June 21, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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