Aaron L. Weisman

Aaron L. Weisman (born 1965)[1] is an American attorney who currently serves as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.

Aaron L. Weisman
United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPeter Neronha
Personal details
Born1965 (age 54–55)
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationBrandeis University (B.A.)
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D.)

Education

Weisman received his Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University and his Juris Doctor from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.[2]

Prior to joining the office of the Rhode Island Attorney General, Weisman worked for Jones Associates, a Providence law firm specializing in appellate practice. He previously served as a special assistant attorney general in the criminal appeals unit. During his tenure at the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, he represented Rhode Island's criminal justice interests before the Supreme Court of Rhode Island in hundreds of felony cases, including the appellate litigation of many of Rhode Island's most consequential criminal justice matters. He also oversaw the Rhode Island Attorney General's post-conviction relief unit, responsible for ensuring the just and orderly processing of collateral attacks on felony judgments of conviction, and has appeared in federal court, including an appearance before the Supreme Court of the United States, to defend Rhode Island's interest in the finality of its criminal convictions.

He previously served as an Assistant Attorney General and the Chief of the Rhode Island Attorney General's criminal appeals unit. Weisman held that position from January 1993 to January 2019 and under four attorneys general.[2]

United States Attorney

On October 10, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Weisman to be the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.[3][4] On November 13, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[5] On January 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by voice vote.[6] He was sworn into office on January 14, 2019.[7]

References
  1. "Aaron L Weisman from Providence, Rhode Island". voterrecords.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees", The White House, October 10, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Andrade, Kevin (October 10, 2018). "Aaron Weisman nominated to serve as U.S. Attorney for R.I." Providence Journal. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees". The White House. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  5. "Twenty Six Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 13, 2018
  6. "PN2598 - Nomination of Aaron L. Weisman for Department of Justice, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  7. "Aaron Weisman Sworn In as United States Attorney". www.justice.gov (Press release). 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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