Robert S. Brewer Jr.

Robert S. Brewer Jr.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of California
Nominee
Assuming office
Pending Senate confirmation
President Donald Trump
Succeeding Laura Duffy
Personal details
Education St. Lawrence University, (B.A.)
University of San Diego School of Law, (J.D.)
Awards Silver Star
Bronze Star (x2)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1968–1972[1]
Unit United States Army Rangers
Battles/wars Vietnam War

Robert S. Brewer Jr. is an American attorney who is currently of counsel at Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek. He has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Biography

Brewer earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University and his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Prior to law school, Brewer served in the United States Army as an Airborne Ranger and received the Silver Star and two Bronze Stars for his service in the Vietnam War. He has been a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1999.

Brewer previously served as a Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles County from 1975 to 1977, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California from 1977 to 1982, where he successfully prosecuted a variety of cases including espionage, bank robbery, murder for hire, and aircraft hijacking. He held various management positions, including Assistant Chief of the Criminal Division.

Since 1982, he has been in private practice, including from 1991 to 2009 as a partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, and from 2009 to 2014 as a partner at Jones Day.[2]

Nomination as U.S. Attorney

On June 20, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Brewer to become the next United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. On June 25, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nisker, Rose (June 2009). "A LIFE LESS ORDINARY". superlawyers.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ “President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees and Tenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees”, The White House, June 20, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, June 25, 2018


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