Joshua Hurwit
Joshua Hurwit | |
|---|---|
| File:Joshua D. Hurwit, U.S. Attorney.jpg | |
| United States Attorney for the District of Idaho | |
| In office June 17, 2022 – February 13, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Bart Davis |
| Succeeded by | Bart Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joshua David Hurwit 1981 (age 44–45) |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Joshua David Hurwit (born 1981)[1] is an American lawyer who served as United States attorney for the District of Idaho from 2022 to 2025.
Education
[edit | edit source]Hurwit earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2006.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 2006 and 2007, Hurwit worked as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York City. In 2007 and 2008, he served as a law clerk for Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. From 2008 to 2011, he was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis. He also worked as an associate at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. From 2012 to 2022, he served as an assistant United States attorney for the District of Idaho.[3][4] During his tenure, Hurwit has prosecuted members of the Aryan Knights, a white supremacist gang active in Idaho.[5] He has also served as the District of Idaho's coronavirus fraud coordinator.[6]
U.S. attorney for the District of Idaho
[edit | edit source]On April 22, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hurwit to serve as the United States attorney for the District of Idaho.[2] On April 25, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[7] On June 9, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a voice vote; senators Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn were recorded as "Nay".[8] On June 13, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote. He was sworn in by Chief Judge David Nye on June 17, 2022.[9]
Hurwit resigned on February 13, 2025.[10]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article260650822.html (subscription required)
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
