Gregory K. Harris

For other people with similar names, see Greg Harris.

Gregory Harris
United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois
In office
December 13, 2021 – January 2, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJohn C. Milhiser
Succeeded byGregory M. Gilmore (acting)
Personal details
Born
Gregory Keith Harris

1948 (age 76–77)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationHoward University (BA)
University of Illinois Chicago (JD)

Gregory Keith Harris (born 1948)[1] is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the Central District of Illinois from 2021 to 2025.

Early life and education

Harris was born in Washington, D.C. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in 1976.[2]

Career

Harris began his career as a lawyer for the Office of the State Appellate Defender in 1976 where he represented indigent criminal defendants on appeal. From 1979 to 1980, he served as legal counsel for the Illinois Governor's Office of Manpower and Human Development and later as a staff attorney for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Development. From 1980 to 1988, he served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois. From 1988 to 2001, he was a lawyer for Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes in Springfield, Illinois. He became an equity partner of the firm in 1992. He later rejoined the Central District of Illinois in 2001, where he served as chief of the Criminal Division and assistant United States attorney.[3]

U.S. attorney for the Central District of Illinois

On October 27, 2021, President Joe Biden announced Harris as a nominee to be United States attorney for the Central District of Illinois.[4] On December 2, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] On December 7, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate.[6] He was sworn into office on December 13, 2021.[7] He resigned from office on January 2, 2025.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "President Biden Announces Four New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Olsen, Dean. "Assistant U.S. attorney, Christian County state's attorney finalists for U.S. attorney". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Three Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 27, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "PN1300 - Nomination of Gregory K. Harris for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Gregory K. Harris Is Sworn In as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois" (Press release). Springfield, Illinois: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris Announces Departure" (Press release). United States Attorney's Office of the Central District of Illinois. December 30, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2025.


Legal offices
Preceded by United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois
2021–2025 		Succeeded by
Gregory M. Gilmore
Acting