D. Michael Hurst Jr.

David Michael Hurst Jr.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi
Assumed office
October 10, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Gregory K. Davis
Personal details
Born Hickory, Mississippi
Political party Republican
Education East Central Community College
Millsaps College
George Washington University Law School

David Michael Hurst Jr. is an American attorney who currently serves as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Prior to assuming his current role, he was the director of the Mississippi Justice Institute and general counsel for the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. Hurst Jr. previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Mississippi, as legislative director and counsel to Congressman Chip Pickering, and as counsel to the Constitution Subcommittee of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary.[1][2] Hurst ran for Attorney General of Mississippi in 2015, but lost to the incumbent Democrat Jim Hood.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Second Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". The White House. June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "President Trump nominates U.S. attorneys for Mississippi". WTOK. June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ The Associated Press (February 27, 2015). "GOP federal prosecutor to challenge Mississippi AG Jim Hood". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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