Dawn N. Ison

Dawn Noelle Ison (born 1963)[1] is an American lawyer who is the Senate-confirmed nominee to serve as United States attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Dawn Ison
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingMatthew J. Schneider
Personal details
Born
Dawn Noelle Ison

1963 (age 57–58)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
EducationSpelman College (BA)
Wayne State University (JD)

Education

Ison earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spelman College and a Juris Doctor from the Wayne State University Law School.[2]

Career

In 1989 and 1990, Ison was a prehearing attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals. Since 2002, Ison has served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. She also served as chief of the Drug Enforcement Task Force Unit.[3][4]

In 2021, President Biden nominated Ison to be the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. She was reported out favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 9, 2021, and was confirmed by the whole Senate on December 14, 2021.

References
  1. "Questionaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. Egan, Paul. "Biden administration nominates new U.S. attorneys in Detroit, Grand Rapids". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  3. "President Biden Announces First U.S. Marshal Nominees and Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  4. Snell, Robert. "Candidates emerge to replace Schneider as U.S. attorney in Detroit". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
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