John C. Anderson
United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico
In office
February 23, 2018 – January 2, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDamon Martinez
Succeeded byFred Joseph Federici III
Personal details
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Smithtown, New York, U.S.
EducationBowdoin College (AB)
Fordham University (JD)

John Cummings Anderson (born 1975) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico from 2018 to 2021.[1]

Early life and education

Anderson was born and raised in Smithtown, New York.[2] He earned an AB in Philosophy from Bowdoin College, and spent a year abroad at the Queen's University Belfast. He earned a Juris Doctor from the Fordham University School of Law, serving as a clerk for Paul Joseph Kelly Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.[3][4]

Career

After earning his undergraduate degree, Anderson spent two years as a teacher at Morris Catholic High School. He also worked as a summer intern at the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law in Bishkek.

After graduating from law school, Anderson was of counsel at Holland & Hart in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Anderson's legal practice focused on litigation and government investigations. From 2008 to 2013, he was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico. Before that, Anderson worked as a litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City.

As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Anderson prosecuted a number of individuals in high-profile political scandals in New Mexico. He prosecuted Governor Susana Martinez's former campaign manager for intercepting Martinez's emails and he prosecuted a Democratic political consultant who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.[5]

On February 15, 2018, his nomination to be the United States Attorney was confirmed by voice vote. He was sworn into office on February 23, 2018.[6] He resigned on January 2, 2021.[7]

References

  1. ^ "President Trump nominates Santa Fe lawyer for US Attorney". Seattle Times. Associated Press. November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighth Wave of United States Attorney Nominations". whitehouse.gov. November 1, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2018 – via National Archives.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Mexican, Andrew Oxford | The New (February 16, 2018). "Santa Fe lawyer confirmed as U.S. attorney for New Mexico". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Oxford, Andrew (November 1, 2017). "Trump taps Santa Fe lawyer for U.S. attorney's post". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "John C. Anderson Sworn in as 46th U.S. Attorney for the District Of New Mexico". U.S. Department of Justice. February 23, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson announces resignation" (Press release). Albuquerque, New Mexico. December 22, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

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