Bryan Stirling | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2025 | |
Acting United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina | |
Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Adair Ford Boroughs |
Personal details | |
Education | University of South Carolina (BA,JD) |
Bryan Stirling is an American lawyer who serves as the United States attorney for the District of South Carolina since 2025.
Stirling received his bachelor’s degree in 1991 and his Juris Doctor degree in 1996 from the University of South Carolina.
On April 28,2025,Stirling was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the United States attorney for the District of South Carolina. He was appointed by US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, [1] and sworn into office on April 28,2025 [2] [3] by United States Circuit Judge Julius N. Richardson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. [4]
During the interim between Stirling's appointment and the firing of his predecessor,Adair Ford Boroughs,in February of 2025,Brook Andrews,Boroughs' assistant attorney,served as acting US Attorney. [5]
Stirling previously served as head of the South Carolina Department of Corrections since 2013,appointed by Governor Nikki Haley. Prior to that he served as Governor Haley's chief of staff.
During Governor Henry McMaster's two terms as attorney general,Stirling served as deputy attorney general. [6]
Stirling spoke briefly to the press after the arraignment of South Carolina legislator RJ May. [7] [8]
Bryan Stirling US Attorney for South Carolina official website United States Department of Justice