Jill E. Steinberg

American lawyer
Jill E. Steinberg
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 22, 2023
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byBobby Christine
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BA)
Duke University (JD)

Jill E. Steinberg is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Southern District of Georgia since February 2023.

Education

Steinberg received her Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the University of Georgia in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from Duke University Law School in 1998.[1][2]

Career

Steinberg began her legal career serving as an assistant district attorney for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office from 1998 to 2001. From 2001 to 2008, she was an associate at Rogers & Hardin LLP in Atlanta, Georgia. From 2008 to 2014 and 2016 to 2021, Steinberg served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia. From 2014 to 2016, she worked at the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., serving as an associate deputy attorney general in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General from 2015 to 2016[3] and as an attorney advisor in the National Security Division from 2014 to 2015.[1] In 2021, she became a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP.[1][4]

Nomination as U.S. attorney

On October 19, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Steinberg to be the United States attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.[1] On November 14, 2022, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[5] On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6] She was renominated on January 23, 2023.[7] On February 9, 2023, her nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a voice vote, with Senators Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn voting no on record.[8] On February 16, 2023, the United States Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[9] She was sworn in by District Court Chief Judge James Randal Hall on February 22, 2023.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "President Biden Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys, One to Serve as U.S. Marshal" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Ms. Jill E. Steinberg Profile". www.martindale.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jill Steinberg Joins Ballard Spahr's White Collar Defense/Internal Investigations Group". www.ballardspahr.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Henry, Justin (September 20, 2021). "Ballard Spahr Recruits Former High-Ranking DOJ Attorney to White-Collar Team". The Legal Intelligencer. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "PN2699 — Jill E. Steinberg — Department of Justice". congress.gov. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "PN184 — Jill E. Steinberg — Department of Justice". February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  10. ^ "Jill E. Steinberg takes oath as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia". United States Department of Justice. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-23.


Legal offices
Preceded by United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
2023–present 		Incumbent