S. Lane Tucker
United States Attorney for the District of Alaska
Assumed office
May 31, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byBryan Schroder
Acting
In office
April 25, 2022 – May 31, 2022
Personal details
EducationMary Baldwin College (BA)
University of Utah (JD)

S. Lane Tucker is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Alaska since 2022.

Education

Tucker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mary Baldwin College in 1983 and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in 1987.[1]

Career

From 1987 to 1991, Tucker served as an assistant general counsel for the General Services Administration. From 1991 to 2002, she was a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice Civil Division.[2] From 2002 to 2006, she served in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska, first as an assistant United States attorney from 2002 to 2003 and then as the civil chief from 2003 to 2006. From 2006 to 2008 she was a sole practitioner, and from 2008 to 2009 she was of counsel at Perkins Coie. Since 2010 she has been a partner in the Anchorage office of Stoel Rives.[1]

U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska

On January 26, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Tucker to be the United States Attorney for the District of Alaska.[3] On January 31, 2022, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[4] On April 25, 2022, Lane was appointed acting U.S. attorney by chief judge Sharon L. Gleason.[5] Her nomination was favorably reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 5, 2022. On May 17, 2022, her nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[6] She was sworn in on May 31, 2022.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "President Biden Announces Six New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 26, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "S. Lane Tucker". Alaska Journal. September 1, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Iris, Samuels. "Biden names Anchorage attorney to serve as U.S. attorney for Alaska". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 31, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "S. Lane Tucker Appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska" (Press release). Anchorage, Alaska: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska. April 25, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "PN1704 - Nomination of S. Lane Tucker for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "S. Lane Tucker Confirmed as U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska". United States Department of State. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

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