Robert J. Higdon Jr. is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina from 2017 to 2021.
Robert J. Higdon Jr. | |
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| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina | |
| In office October 10, 2017 – February 28, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Thomas Walker |
| Succeeded by | Norman Acker (acting) |
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| Education | Wake Forest University (BA, JD) |
Prior to assuming his current role, he was a partner at the law firm of Williams Mullen. Higdon was previously an Assistant United States Attorney in both the Western and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. In the Eastern District U.S. Attorney's Office, he served as Chief of the Criminal Division for more than 11 years, supervising and prosecuting criminal cases involving drug trafficking, terrorism, violent crime, white collar crime, and public corruption. Higdon also served as senior trial counsel in the Public Integrity Section of the United States Department of Justice.[1] In 2012, he led the federal prosecution in a campaign finance fraud case involving Democrat John Edwards.[2] On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.[3] Higdon announced his resignation on February 11, effective February 28, 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Third Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". The White House. July 14, 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Kutner, Max (September 7, 2017). "If Confirmed, This Trump Nominee for U.S. Attorney Could Fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller". Newsweek. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Balsamo, Michael (February 9, 2021). "Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. Offers His Resignation" (Press release). Raleigh, North Carolina: United States Attorney's Office. February 11, 2021.
