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| On April 10, 2018, ] announced his intent to nominate MacDonald to serve as a United States Attorney of Minnesota.<ref name="WHBio" /> On April 12, 2018, her nomination was sent to the ]. Her nomination is currently pending before the ].<ref></ref> | On April 10, 2018, ] announced his intent to nominate MacDonald to serve as a United States Attorney of Minnesota.<ref name="WHBio" /> On April 12, 2018, her nomination was sent to the ]. Her nomination is currently pending before the ].<ref></ref> | ||
| Her nomination is being opposed by a group of law abiding veterans, fathers, law enforcement officers and parents who are shocked by the actions of this biased attorney. They are offering a $10,000 reward for any information that leads to her arrest or disbarment (www.EricaHmacDonald.com) | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Erica H. MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota Nominee | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office Pending Senate confirmation | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Judge of the First Judicial District of Minnesota | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 15, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Tim Pawlenty |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Notre Dame B.A. DePaul University College of Law J.D. |
Erica Hinkle MacDonald is a Judge of the District Court for the First Judicial District of the State of Minnesota, a position to which she was appointed in 2009 and re-elected in 2012. She has been nominated to become the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota.
Education
MacDonald earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame and her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law.
Legal career
She began her legal career as a judicial law clerk to United States District Judge James Henry Alesia, of the Northern District of Illinois. After her clerkship, she worked as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago; as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois; and as a law clerk to Judge Harriet Lansing of the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 2000. She also served for eight years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Minnesota.
State judicial service
She was appointed as a Judge of the District Court for the First Judicial District on November 24, 2009 by Governor Tim Pawlenty. She was elected to a six-year term in 2012.
Nomination as U.S. Attorney
On April 10, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate MacDonald to serve as a United States Attorney of Minnesota. On April 12, 2018, her nomination was sent to the Senate. Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
References
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals" White House, April 10, 2018
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Judge Erica H. MacDonald". Minnesota Judicial Branch.
- "Twenty-Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, April 12, 2018