Justin Herdman

Justin Herdman
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
Assumed office
August 21, 2017[1]
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Carole Rendon
Personal details
Education Ohio University, (B.A.)
University of Glasgow, (M.Phil.)
Harvard Law School, (J.D.)

Justin Herdman is an American lawyer who currently serves as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.[2] Prior to assuming his current role, Herdman was a partner in the investigations and white collar defense practice group at Jones Day, a Judge Advocate General in the United States Air Force Reserve, and an adjunct law professor at Case Western Reserve University.[3]

Herdman received his Bachelor of Arts from Ohio University in 1996, his Master of Philosophy from the University of Glasgow in 1998, and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2001.[3]

Herdman was an Assistant District Attorney in New York City from 2001 to 2005. He also spent time as an associate at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease. From 2006 to 2013, Herdman was an Assistant United States Attorney in Cleveland. In this position, he prosecuted a number of terrorism cases, including the case of five activists who plotted to blow up the Ohio 82 Bridge spanning the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in 2012. Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney, Herdman was a partner at Jones Day.[3]

United States Attorney

In June 2017, Herdman was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.[4] The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Ohio prosecutes cases in 40 counties, including areas in and around Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, and Toledo. Herdman was recommended for the position by U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio).[5] The U.S. Senate confirmed Herdman's nomination on August 3, 2017.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Heisig, Eric (August 21, 2017). "Justin Herdman sworn in as new U.S. attorney for northern Ohio". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Heisig, Eric (June 12, 2017). "President Donald Trump nominates Cleveland lawyer Justin Herdman to be new U.S. attorney". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "President Donald J. Trump Announces United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". The White House. June 12, 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Gray, Jeremy (June 12, 2017). "Trump nominates 3 to serve as Alabama's US Attorneys". AL.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Heisig, Eric (February 3, 2017). "Portman, Brown recommend Justin Herdman to be U.S. attorney for northern Ohio". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Koff, Stephen (August 3, 2017). "Senate confirms Jones Day attorney Justin Herdman as U.S. attorney". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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