Fred Joseph Federici III (born 1965)[1] is an American attorney who formerly served as the acting United States attorney for the District of New Mexico. He was previously a nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Fred Federici | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico | |
Acting | |
| In office January 3, 2021 – May 24, 2022 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | John C. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Alexander M.M. Uballez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fred Joseph Federici III 1965 (age 58–59) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | College of William & Mary (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Early life and education
editFederici was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the College of William & Mary in 1988 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1991.[2]
Career
editFederici began his career as an associate at Venable LLP, in Washington, D.C. In 1995, he became an assistant United States attorney for the District of New Mexico. He was the office's criminal chief from 2008–2010, a line supervisor from 2010–2018, and has been its first assistant United States attorney since 2018.[3]
Upon the resignation of John C. Anderson on January 2, 2021, Federici assumed office as the acting U.S. attorney.[4] He served until May 24, 2022, when Alexander M.M. Uballez was sworn in.[5]
Expired nomination to district court
editOn May 28, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Federici to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.[6] On June 18, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Federici to the seat vacated by Judge Robert C. Brack, who took senior status on July 25, 2018.[7] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[8]
References
edit- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Fred J. Federici
- ^ Voruganti, Harsh (August 3, 2020). "Fred Federici – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico". The Vetting Room. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ Voruganti, Harsh (August 3, 2020). "Fred Federici – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico". The Vetting Room. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ Haywood, Phaedra (December 22, 2020). "U.S. attorney announces resignation ahead of presidential inauguration". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Alexander M.M. Uballez Sworn in as United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico". United States Department of Justice. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2020 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, June 18, 2020
- ^ "PN2027 – Nomination of Fred Joseph Federici III for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.