Peter D. Leary | |
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| United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia | |
| Assumed office December 12, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Charles Peeler |
Court appointment | |
| In office March 17,2022 –December 12,2022 | |
Acting | |
| In office December 14,2020 –March 17,2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA,JD) |
Peter D. Leary is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Middle District of Georgia since 2020.
Leary was raised in Watkinsville,Georgia. [1] [ dead link ] He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia,where he was a Jefferson Scholar,in 2000,and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2005. [2]
He served a law clerk for Judge Hugh Lawson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia from 2005 to 2007. From 2007 to 2012,he served as a trial attorney in the federal programs branch of the Department of Justice's Civil Division. He previously served as an assistant United States attorney for the Middle District of Georgia from 2012 to 2021. [2] Leary serves as adjunct faculty at Mercer University School of Law,teaching criminal justice. [1] [ dead link ]
On December 14,2020,Leary was appointed the acting U.S. attorney after the resignation of Charles Peeler. [3] On March 17,2022,he was appointed as the U.S. attorney by Chief District Judge Marc T. Treadwell.
On October 19,2022,President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Leary to be the United States attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. [2] On November 14,2022,his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. [4] On November 17,2022,his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote,with Senators Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn voting no on record. [5] On December 6,2022,his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote. [6] He was sworn in by Chief District Judge Marc T. Treadwell on December 12,2022. [7]
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