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Thomas Kirsch
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana
Assumed office
October 10, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDavid A. Capp
Personal details
Born
Thomas Lee Kirsch II

(1974-01-25) January 25, 1974 (age 50)
EducationIndiana University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Thomas Lee Kirsch II (born January 25, 1974) is an American lawyer serving as a United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana. He is a nominee to be a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Education

Kirsch received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science, with highest distinction, from Indiana University in 1996, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1999.[1]

Career

After graduating from law school, Kirsch served as a law clerk to Judge John Daniel Tinder of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana from 2001 to 2008 and was detailed to Washington, D.C. as Counsel to the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy from 2006 to 2007.[2] Kirsch was a partner at Winston & Strawn from 2008 to 2017, where his practice focused on complex litigation and corporate investigations. While working for the government, he prosecuted offenses including mail and wire fraud, honest services fraud, tax fraud, bank fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy, extortion, money laundering, racketeering, obstruction of justice, perjury, and gangs and narcotics.[3]

United States Attorney

Kirsch's nomination to serve as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana was announced on July 14, 2017, and sent to the Senate on August 2, 2017. He was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on October 3, 2017.[4] Kirsch was sworn in on October 10, 2017.[5] Several days after being sworn into office, Kirsch announced the arrest of a man accused of sending a bomb that exploded in an East Chicago post office.[6]

Court of Appeals nomination

On October 21, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Kirsch to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.[7] On November 16, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Kirsch to the seat to be vacated by Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who was elevated to the Supreme Court of the United States.[8] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On November 18, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Meet the U.S. Attorney". April 30, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Third Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". The White House. July 14, 2017. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Dolan, Bill (July 14, 2017). "Schererville's Kirsch named new U.S. Attorney". The Times. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Dolan, Bill (October 3, 2017). "Senate OKs Thomas L. Kirsch II as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana". The Times. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Dolan, Bill (October 10, 2017). "Thomas Kirsch II is sworn into office as U.S. Attorney for Northern Indiana". nwitimes.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Lyons, Craig; Jacobs, Becky (November 21, 2017). "Public corruption, pipe bombs and the importance of tips: New U.S. attorney for northern Indiana speaks out". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, October 21, 2020 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ "Two Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, November 16, 2020
  9. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 18, 2020
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Preceded by United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana
2017–present 		Incumbent
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