David L. Anderson (attorney)

David L. Anderson is an American attorney who currently serves as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney, he practiced law at the law firm of Sidley Austin.

For other people named David Anderson, see David Anderson (disambiguation).
David L. Anderson
United States Attorney for the Northern District of California
Assumed office
January 15, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byMelinda Haag
Personal details
BornUnited States
EducationSan Jose State University (B.S.)
Stanford Law School (J.D.)

Education

He received his Bachelor of Science, with distinction, from San Jose State University, and his Juris Doctor, with distinction, from Stanford Law School.[1]

Anderson clerked for Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court; for John Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and George H. Aldrich of the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague.[2]

He previously served as First Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of California from 2008 to 2010 and as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1998 to 2002.[1]

U.S. Attorney

On August 16, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Anderson to be the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. On August 27, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[3] On January 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by voice vote.[4] Anderson was sworn into office on January 15, 2019.

On September 20, 2019, Anderson was one of nine U.S. Attorneys appointed by Attorney General William Barr to serve on the Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys. The committee "represents the voice of U.S. attorneys to Main Justice and provides advice and counsel on policy, management and operational issues impacting U.S. attorneys' offices."[5]

References
  1. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventeenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees and Twelfth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees", The White House, August 16, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "David L. Anderson Sworn In As United States Attorney For The Northern District Of California". www.justice.gov. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  3. "Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, August 27, 2018
  4. "PN2448 - Nomination of David L. Anderson for Department of Justice, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  5. Todd, Ross (September 20, 2019). "Northern District US Attorney Tapped for AG's National Advisory Committee". Law.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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