William C. Lamar
William Chadwick Lamar is an American attorney. He is currently serving as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
William Chadwick Lamar | |
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| United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi | |
| Assumed office November 22, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Felicia C. Adams |
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| Education | Millsaps College University of Mississippi School of Law |
United States Attorney's office
Lamar joined the U.S. Attorney's Office in 1991. He served as senior litigation counsel and appellate chief from 2008 to 2014. In 2014, he became chief of the Criminal Division. Previously he served as the Assistant United States Attorney in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.[1] Lamar received the Executive Office for United States Attorneys Director's Award in 2004.[2] A graduate of Millsaps College and the University of Mississippi School of Law, Lamar clerked for Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.[1]
United States Attorney
On July 27, 2017, he was nominated by Donald Trump to become the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on November 9, 2017, and sworn into office on November 22, 2017.
References
- "President Donald J. Trump Announces Second Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". The White House. June 29, 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- Pender, Geoff (June 29, 2017). "5 1 Trump's U.S attorney nominees from Madison, Oxford". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 30 October 2017.