Brian T. Moran

Brian T. Moran
United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington
(Nominee)
Assuming office
Pending Senate confirmation
President Donald Trump
Succeeding Jenny Durkan
Personal details
Education Middlebury College (B.A.)
Seattle University School of Law (J.D.)

Brian T. Moran is an American attorney. He is currently of counsel at the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in Seattle, Washington.[1] Moran has been nominated to become the next United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington.[2]

Education

He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College and his Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law.[1]

Prior to his joining private practice, he served as the Chief Deputy Attorney General in the Office of the Washington State Attorney General from 2006-2013. From 1998-2006, he served as the state Attorney General's Chief Criminal Prosecutor where he and his staff assisted Washington's 39 county prosecutors' offices with the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes, conflict cases and sexually violent predator matters. Before joining the Washington Attorney General's office, he spent 10 years as a Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Kitsap County prosecuting homicides and other violent crimes.[1]

Moran has tried hundreds of cases, including 35 homicides and three death-penalty cases. He pioneered the use of DNA evidence in murder cases.[2]

U.S. Attorney nomination

On May 10, 2018, President Trump nominated Moran to become the next United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington.[2] On May 15, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Ninth Wave of United States Attorney Nominations and Third Wave of United States Marshal Nominations". The White House. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. 1 2 3 Brunner, Jim (May 10, 2018). "Trump nominates ex-deputy Washington state AG Brian Moran for U.S. attorney". Seattle Times. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fifteen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today" White House, May 15, 2018
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