Zachary Augustus Myers (born 1981)[1] is an American lawyer who is the United States attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.
Zachary Myers | |
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| United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Joshua Minkler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Relations | Woody Myers (father) |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) George Washington University (MA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Early life and education
editMyers was born in Stanford, California, and raised in Indiana, the son of Woody Myers, a physician and political candidate.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Stanford University, a Master of Arts in political management from The Graduate School of Political Management in 2003, and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2008.[3]
Career
editFrom 2003 to 2005, Myers served as a legislative correspondent for Congresswoman Julia Carson. From 2008 to 2011, Myers was an attorney at Baker & Daniels in Indianapolis. He then served as assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 2011 to 2014. He joined the United States District Court for the District of Maryland as assistant U.S. attorney in 2014 and became the district's cybersecurity counsel.[4]
United States attorney
editOn July 26, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Myers to be the United States attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.[3] On September 23, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee.[5] On September 30, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[6] On November 15, 2021, he was sworn in by Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. attorney picks for Indiana include historic firsts, son of gubernatorial candidate". Indianapolis Business Journal. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces Eight Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ Puang, Serena. "President Biden nominates Indiana's first Black US Attorneys". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of Nominations and Legislation" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 23, 2021.
- ^ "PN929 - Nomination of Zachary A. Myers for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "Clifford D. Johnson Is Sworn In as U.S. Attorney For the Northern District of Indiana". www.justice.gov. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-19.