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Breon S. Peace
Breon S. Peace
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 15, 2021
Appointed by	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Robert L. Capers
Personal details
Born	1971 (age 52–53); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA); New York University (JD)

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Breon Stacey Peace (born 1971)^[1] is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York since October 2021.

Education

Peace received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1993 and his Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1996.^[2]

Legal career

Peace served as a law clerk for Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1997 to 1998. He was a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York City from 2007 to 2022, and previously worked as an associate at the firm from 1996 to 1997, 1998 to 1999, and 2003 to 2007. He was an acting assistant professor of clinical law at New York University School of Law from 2002 to 2003. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York from 2000 to 2002.^[2]

U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of New York

In March 2021, Senator Chuck Schumer recommended Peace to serve as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.^[3] On August 10, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Peace as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York.^[4] On September 30, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.^[5] On October 5, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a voice vote.^[6] On October 15, 2021, he was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York by United States Chief District Judge Margo Kitsy Brodie.^[7]

As U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Peace successfully prosecuted social media influencer Douglass Mackey for conspiring to interfere in the 2016 elections by encouraging Twitter users who supported Hillary Clinton to vote via text message.^[8]

References

^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "President Biden Announces Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via whitehouse.gov. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Sommerfeldt, Chris; Goldberg, Noah (March 23, 2021). "Schumer asks Biden to nominate first-ever Black Manhattan U.S. attorney". nydailynews.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 11, 2021 – via whitehouse.gov.
^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of U.S. Attorney Nominations" (Press release). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ "PN1036 - Nomination of Breon S. Peace for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". congress.gov. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ "Breon Peace Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York". justice.gov. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ "Eastern District of New York | Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Sentenced after Conviction for Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. October 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

External links

Biography at U.S. Department of Justice

Legal offices
Preceded by Robert L. Capers Jacquelyn M. Kasulis Acting	United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York 2021–present	Incumbent

[1] "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

[August10-2] "President Biden Announces Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via whitehouse.gov. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] Sommerfeldt, Chris; Goldberg, Noah (March 23, 2021). "Schumer asks Biden to nominate first-ever Black Manhattan U.S. attorney". nydailynews.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[4] "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 11, 2021 – via whitehouse.gov.

[5] "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of U.S. Attorney Nominations" (Press release). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[6] "PN1036 - Nomination of Breon S. Peace for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". congress.gov. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[7] "Breon Peace Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York". justice.gov. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.

[8] "Eastern District of New York | Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Sentenced after Conviction for Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. October 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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+Peace served as a [[law clerk]] for Judge [[Sterling Johnson Jr.]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]] from 1997 to 1998. He was a partner at [[Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton]] in [[New York City]] from 2007 to 2022, and previously worked as an associate at the firm from 1996 to 1997, 1998 to 1999, and 2003 to 2007. He was an acting assistant professor of clinical law at New York University School of Law from 2002 to 2003. He previously served as an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York from 2000 to 2002.<ref name="August10"/>
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-In March 2021, Senator [[Chuck Schumer]] recommended Peace to serve as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sommerfeldt |first=Chris |last2=Goldberg |first2=Noah |date=March 23, 2021 |title=Schumer asks Biden to nominate first-ever Black Manhattan U.S. attorney |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-schumer-biden-sdny-nom-request-damian-williams-20210323-dqbp5pqwcrb4tld5cm53au3n4m-story.html |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=nydailynews.com}}</ref> On August 10, 2021 President [[Joe Biden]] announced his intent to nominate Peace to be the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York.<ref name="August10"/>
+In March 2021, Senator [[Chuck Schumer]] recommended Peace to serve as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sommerfeldt |first1=Chris |last2=Goldberg |first2=Noah |date=March 23, 2021 |title=Schumer asks Biden to nominate first-ever Black Manhattan U.S. attorney |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-schumer-biden-sdny-nom-request-damian-williams-20210323-dqbp5pqwcrb4tld5cm53au3n4m-story.html |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=nydailynews.com}}</ref> On August 10, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Peace as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=August 11, 2021 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |via=[[whitehouse.gov]] |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/10/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-33/}}</ref> On September 30, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of U.S. Attorney Nominations |date=September 30, 2021 |publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-latest-slate-of-us-attorney-nominations |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> On October 5, 2021, the [[United States Senate]] confirmed his nomination by a voice vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2021 |title=PN1036 - Nomination of Breon S. Peace for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1036 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |website=congress.gov}}</ref> On October 15, 2021, he was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York by United States Chief District Judge [[Margo Kitsy Brodie]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 15, 2021|title=Breon Peace Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/breon-peace-sworn-united-states-attorney-eastern-district-new-york|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=justice.gov|language=en}}</ref>
+As U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Peace successfully prosecuted social media influencer Douglass Mackey for conspiring to interfere in the 2016 elections by encouraging [[Twitter]] users who supported Hillary Clinton to vote via text message.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Eastern District of New York {{!}} Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Sentenced after Conviction for Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race {{!}} United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer-douglass-mackey-sentenced-after-conviction-election |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}</ref>
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