Andrew M. Luger

Andrew Luger
United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 30, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byErica MacDonald
In office
February 14, 2014 – March 10, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byB. Todd Jones
Succeeded byErica MacDonald
Personal details
Born
Andrew Mark Luger

(1959-05-20) May 20, 1959 (age 65)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationAmherst College (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Andrew Mark Luger[1] (born May 20, 1959) is an American attorney and lawyer who has served as the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota since 2022.[2] He previously served in that role from 2014 to 2017.[3]

Education

Luger received his Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from Amherst College in 1981 and his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1985.[4]

Luger worked in private practice at the law firm Townley & Updike from 1985 to 1987 and Stillman, Friedman & Shaw from 1987 to 1989. From 1989 to 1992, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Business Fraud Unit of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the White Collar Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota from 1992 to 1995. From 1995 to 2014, he served as partner at the law firm of Greene Espel.[4]

United States attorney for the District of Minnesota

Service under Obama and Trump administrations

On November 13, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Luger to serve as the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota.[4] On February 12, 2014, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[5] He was sworn in on February 14, 2014.[6]

He was responsible for charges filed against nine men trying to join ISIS, the decision not to file charges against the police officers who killed Jamar Clark, and the Jacob Wetterling prosecution. He has specialized in anti-extremism legal work.[7] After resigning as U.S. attorney in 2017, he became a partner at Jones Day.[8]

Service under Biden administration

On November 12, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Luger to serve as the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota.[9] On November 15, 2021, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[10] On January 13, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a voice vote, with Senators Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and Marsha Blackburn voting nay.[11][12] On March 16, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 61–36 vote.[13] On March 24, his nomination was confirmed by a 60–36 vote.[14] He was sworn into office on March 30.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Montemayor, Stephen (November 12, 2021). "Biden nominates Andrew Luger for U.S. Attorney, picks Eddie Frizell for U.S. Marshal". Star Tribune. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Tenacious Andy Luger returns to public eye as top prosecutor". StarTribune.com. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  4. ^ a b c "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". Washington, D.C.: The White House. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "PN1234 - Nomination of Andrew Mark Luger for Department of Justice, 113th Congress (2013-2014)". www.congress.gov. February 12, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "District of Minnesota". Justice.gov. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2017-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ Ansari, Hibah (2021-03-05). "Andy Luger on short list for Minnesota's next U.S. attorney, sources say". Sahan Journal. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  8. ^ "Luger to become partner at Jones Day". minnlawyer.com. May 9, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "President Biden Announces First U.S. Marshal Nominees and Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 12, 2021.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  10. ^ "Three 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.
  11. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 13, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations of One Circuit Court Judge, Four District Court Judges, and Four U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. January 13, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew M. Luger to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota)". United States Senate. March 16, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Andrew M. Luger, of Minnesota, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota)". United States Senate. March 24, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "Andrew M. Luger Takes Oath of Office as United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota" (Press release). Minneapolis, Minnesota: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota. March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.