Peter Deegan | |
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United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa | |
In office September 21, 2017 –February 17, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Kevin W. Techau |
Succeeded by | Sean R. Berry (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1970 (age 52–53) Port Huron,Michigan,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Wayne State University (JD) |
Peter Deegan (born 1970) is an American attorney who is a partner at Taft Stettinius &Hollister and was formerly the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Deegan earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy,cum laude,from the University of Notre Dame in 1992 and a Juris Doctor,cum laude,from Wayne State University Law School in 1995. During law school,Deegan worked as a law clerk at DeNardis &Miller,P.C. and Keller Thoma,P.C. Deegan is a registered Republican. [1]
Following graduation,Deegan clerked for Lawrence P. Zatkoff of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He then worked briefly at a firm that is now part of Ogletree Deakins in Chicago. Deegan was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan from 2004 to 2006. [1]
From 2006 to 2017 he served as Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Iowa,including a stint as chief of the criminal division beginning in 2015. [2] He was lead counsel in the prosecutions of Russell Wasendorf and Sholom Rubashkin. [1] He also has taught at the University of Iowa College of Law. [1] After being nominated to become a U.S. Attorney by President Donald Trump,Deegan was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on September 14,2017. [3]
On February 8,2021,he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign. [4] On February 9,2021,Deegan announced his resignation effective February 17. [5] Deegan is now a Partner at Taft Stettinius &Hollister in Chicago. [6]
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