Michael F. Easley Jr. | |
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United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina | |
Assumed office November 26, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Robert Higdon Jr. G. Norman Acker (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Francis Easley Jr. 1985 (age 37–38) Wilmington,North Carolina,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Parent(s) | Mike Easley Mary Pipines |
Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA,JD) |
Michael Francis Easley Jr. (born 1985) [1] is an American lawyer who is the United States attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. [2]
Easley received his Bachelor of Arts,with honors and distinction,from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007 and his Juris Doctor,with honors,from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2010. [3]
From 2010 to 2021,he was a litigation partner at the law firm of McGuireWoods. His practice focused on government investigations and a range of civil and criminal matters in both state and federal courts. [3]
Easley was a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the Eastern District of North Carolina,through which he provided legal representation to indigent clients under federal indictment or investigation. He served as a council member for the Criminal Justice Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and as a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of North Carolina. He previously served on the Board of Directors for North Carolina's Tenth Judicial District Bar and the Wake County Bar Association. [3]
On September 28,2021,President Joe Biden nominated Easley to be the United States attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. [4] On October 28,2021,his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. [5] On November 17,2021,his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote. [2] He was sworn in on November 26,2021,by Judge James C. Dever III. [6]
Easley is the son of former North Carolina Governor Mike Easley and former First Lady Mary Pipines. [7]
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