Joshua Hurwit
United States Attorney for the District of Idaho
Assumed office
June 17, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBart Davis
Personal details
Born
Joshua David Hurwit

1981 (age 42–43)
EducationStanford University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Joshua David Hurwit (born 1981)[1] is an American lawyer who is serving as United States attorney for the District of Idaho since 2022.

Education

Hurwit earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2006.[2]

Career

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

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]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article260650822.html (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 "President Biden Announces Five New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Dutton, Audrey. "President Biden nominates Joshua Hurwit as Idaho's top federal prosecutor". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ Kaitlan Collins and Veronica Stracqualursi (April 22, 2022). "Biden announces five new nominees for US attorneys". CNN. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  5. ↑ Katz, Michael (May 16, 2019). "10 members of Aryan Knights prison gang indicted on racketeering charges". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Idaho residents encouraged to report suspected COVID-19 fraud schemes". KIVI. March 23, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 25, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 9, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Joshua D. Hurwit is Sworn in as United States Attorney". United States Department of Justice. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.


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