Ryan Buchanan
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia
Assumed office
May 2, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byB. J. Pak
Personal details
EducationSamford University (BA)
Vanderbilt University (JD)

Ryan Karim Buchanan is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Georgia since 2022.

Education

Buchanan earned a Bachelor of Science from Samford University in 2001 and a Juris Doctor the Vanderbilt University Law School in 2005.[1]

Career

In 2005 and 2006, Buchanan served as a law clerk for Judge Inge Prytz Johnson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. From 2006 to 2010, he was an associate at McGuireWoods. He joined the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia in 2010.[2][3]

U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia

On November 12, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Buchanan to serve as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.[1] On November 15, 2021, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[4] On January 13, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. On April 27, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[5] He was sworn into office on May 2, 2022.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "President Biden Announces First U.S. Marshal Nominees and Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Buchanan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Georgia". Daily Report. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Veteran Prosecutor Biden's Choice To Lead Justice Department In Northern Georgia District". Atlanta, GA Patch. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ↑ "PN1374 - Nomination of Ryan K. Buchanan for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ryan K. Buchanan sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia" (Press release). Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.


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