Gregory Haanstad
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Assumed office
September 19, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byMatthew Krueger
Acting
In office
2016–2018
Preceded byJames Santelle
Succeeded byMatthew Krueger
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, La Crosse (BS)
University of Wisconsin (JD)

Gregory Haanstad is an American attorney who is serving as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. In 2022, he was confirmed to the position by the United States Senate after being nominated by President Joe Biden.

Education

Haanstad received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse in 1995 and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2000.[1]

Legal career

Haanstad served as a law clerk for magistrate judge William E. Callahan Jr. on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 2000 to 2002. Beginning in 2002, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.[1] He became first assistant to U.S. attorney James Santelle in 2010.[2]

U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Acting U.S. attorney from 2016 to 2018

He was appointed to the post on an acting basis on August 1, 2015, and served in that capacity until 2016.[3] He was previously United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 2016 to 2018.

Nomination as U.S. attorney under Biden

In May 2021, his name was among five lawyers who was submitted to the White House by senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson.[4] On June 6, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Haanstad to be the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.[5] On July 28, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a voice vote.[6] On September 13, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[7] He was sworn in on September 19, 2022.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "President Biden Announces Five New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys, Two to Serve as U.S. Marshals" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Spivak, Cary (1 August 2015). "James Santelle serves last day as U.S. attorney". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ^ Diedrich, John (26 January 2016). "FBI thwarts mass shooting at Milwaukee Masonic center". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. ^ Vielmetti, Bruce (May 12, 2021). "5 lawyers recommended as next U.S. attorney in Milwaukee". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 6, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 28, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "PN2214 - Nomination of Gregory J. Haanstad for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad". www.justice.gov. September 21, 2022. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.


Legal offices Preceded byJames Santelle United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 2016–2018 Succeeded byMatthew Krueger Preceded byChanning D. Phillips United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 2022–present Incumbent
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