Roger B. Handberg Explained

Roger B. Handberg
Office:United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
Appointer:Joe Biden
Term Start:December 25, 2021
Predecessor:Maria Chapa Lopez
Education:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Roger Bernard Handberg III is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida since 2021.

Education

Handberg earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1994.[1]

Career

From 1994 to 1999, Handberg worked as an associate at King & Spalding in Atlanta. From 1999 to 2002, he served as a senior assistant attorney general in the Florida Attorney General's Office. Handberg served as an assistant United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida from 2002 to 2021.[2]

U.S. attorney

Handberg was appointed interim United States attorney by Attorney General Merrick Garland, effective December 25, 2021.[3] [4] On September 15, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Handberg to be the United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida.[5] On December 1, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote.[6] On December 6, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roger B. Handberg III named interim U.S. Attorney for Tampa-based Middle District . September 15, 2022 . Tampa Bay Times . en.
  2. Web site: September 15, 2022 . President Biden Announces Three New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys . September 15, 2022 . The White House . en-US.
  3. News: Roger B. Handberg III named interim U.S. Attorney for Tampa-based Middle District. Tampa Bay Times. December 27, 2021.
  4. Web site: May 17, 2022 . Meet the U.S. Attorney . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207032333/https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/meet-us-attorney . December 7, 2022 . December 7, 2022 . www.justice.gov . en.
  5. Three Nominations Sent to the Senate . September 15, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  6. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 1, 2022. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: September 15, 2022 . PN2639 — Roger B. Handberg — Department of Justice . September 15, 2022 . congress.gov.

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