John C. Anderson (lawyer)
| John C. Anderson | |
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| United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
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Assumed office Pending Senate confirmation |
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| President | Donald Trump |
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| Education |
Bowdoin College Fordham University School of Law |
John C. Anderson is an American lawyer. Currently of counsel at Holland & Hart LLP, he has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. Anderson's legal practice focuses on complex litigation and government investigations. From 2008 to 2013, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico. Before that, Anderson worked as a litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. A graduate of Bowdoin College and Fordham University School of Law, he clerked for Paul Joseph Kelly Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Anderson prosecuted a number of individuals in high-profile political scandals in New Mexico. He prosecuted Governor Susana Martinez's former campaign manager for intercepting Martinez's emails and he prosecuted a Democratic political consultant who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
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