Gary M. Restaino

Gary Restaino
United States Attorney for the District of Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 23, 2021
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byMichael G. Bailey
Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Acting
In office
April 25, 2022 – July 13, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byMarvin Richardson (acting)
Succeeded bySteve Dettelbach
Personal details
Born
Gary Michael Restaino

1968 (age 56–57)
Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationHaverford College (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)

Gary Michael Restaino (born 1968)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Arizona since 2021 and as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives from April 25 to July 13, 2022.[2]

Education

Restaino earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1996.[3]

Career

From 1991 to 1993, Restaino served in Paraguay with the Peace Corps. From 1996 to 1999, he provided legal services to seasonal farm workers as a lawyer with Community Legal Services. From 1999 to 2003, he served as a civil rights lawyer in the Arizona Attorney General's Office. He then served as a trial attorney in the Public Integrity Section of the United States Department of Justice.[4] Restaino joined the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona in 2003. He was nominated to serve as United States attorney in October 2021.[5] On November 19, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[6] He was sworn into office on November 23, 2021, by Chief Judge G. Murray Snow.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Acting Director - Gary M. Restaino". Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. United States Department of Justice. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "President Biden Announces Four New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Biden appoints career prosecutor as US Attorney for Arizona". AP NEWS. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Staff, Arizona's Family Digital News. "President Biden announces US Attorney nominee for District of Arizona". AZFamily. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "PN1302 - Nomination of Gary M. Restaino for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Gary M. Restaino Takes Office as United States Attorney" (Press release). Phoenix, Arizona: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.