Gregory K. Harris

Gregory Harris
Gregory Harris
United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois
	Designate
	Assuming office; TBD
President	Joe Biden
Succeeding	John C. Milhiser
Personal details
Born	Gregory Keith Harris; 1948 (age 72–73); Washington, D.C.
Education	Howard University (BA); University of Illinois Chicago (JD)

Gregory Keith Harris (born 1948)[1] is an American lawyer who has been confirmed to serve as United States attorney for the Central District of Illinois.

Education

Harris earned a Bachelor of Arts from Howard University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in 1976.[2]

Career

Harris began his career as a lawyer for the Office of the State Appellate Defender in 1976 where he represented indigent criminal defendants on appeal. From 1979 to 1980 he served as legal counsel for the Illinois Governor’s Office of Manpower and Human Development and later as a staff attorney for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Development. From 1980 to 1988, he served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois. From 1988 to 2001, he was a lawyer for Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes in Springfield, Illinois. He became an equity partner of the firm in 1992. He later rejoined the Central District of Illinois in 2001, where he has since served as chief of the Criminal Division and assistant United States attorney.[3]

Nomination as U.S. attorney

On October 27, 2021 President Joe Biden announced Harris as a nominee to be serve as United States attorney for the Central District of Illinois.[4] On December 2, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote; senators Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn voted "no".[5] On December 7, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[6] He is awaiting his swearing-in.

References

"Questionaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
"President Biden Announces Four New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
Olsen, Dean. "Assistant U.S. attorney, Christian County state's attorney finalists for U.S. attorney". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
"Three Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 27, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"PN1300 - Nomination of Gregory K. Harris for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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[Questionnaire-1] "Questionaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

[2] "President Biden Announces Four New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.

[3] Olsen, Dean. "Assistant U.S. attorney, Christian County state's attorney finalists for U.S. attorney". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2021-10-27.

[4] "Three Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 27, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[5] "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[6] "PN1300 - Nomination of Gregory K. Harris for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.