Roger B. Handberg | |
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United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida | |
In office December 25, 2021 –February 18, 2025 (Interim: December 25, 2021 – December 8, 2022) | |
President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Maria Chapa Lopez |
Succeeded by | Sara C. Sweeney (acting) |
Personal details | |
Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Roger Bernard Handberg III is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida from 2021 to 2025.
Handberg earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1994. [1]
From 1994 to 1999,Handberg worked as an associate at King &Spalding in Atlanta. From 1999 to 2002,he served as a senior assistant attorney general in the Florida Attorney General's Office. Handberg served as an assistant United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida from 2002 to 2021. [2]
Handberg was appointed interim United States attorney by Attorney General Merrick Garland,effective December 25,2021. [3] [4] On September 15,2022,President Joe Biden nominated Handberg to be the United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida. [5] On December 1,2022,his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote. [6] On December 6,2022,his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote. [7] Handberg was fired as the United States attorney and left office on February 18,2025. [8]