Todd Gee is an American lawyer who is the United States attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Todd Gee | |
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| United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
| Assumed office October 4, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | D. Michael Hurst Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Education | George Washington University (BA) Tulane University (JD) |
Education
editGee was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from George Washington University in 1999 and a Juris Doctor from the Tulane University Law School in 2003.[1]
Career
editFrom 2003 to 2005, Gee served as a law clerk for Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Gee served as senior policy advisor for the United States House Committee on Homeland Security from 2005 to 2006 and chief counsel from 2006 to 2007. From 2007 to 2015, he served as an assistant United States attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. From 2018 to 2023, he served as deputy chief of the Public Integrity Section in the United States Department of Justice.[2] As of January 26, 2022, he was assisting in the investigation into allegations of sex trafficking and obstruction of justice concerning Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz.[3]
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi
editOn September 2, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Gee to be the United States attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi.[2] On September 6, 2022 his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[4] On January 3, 2023, his nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[5] He was renominated on January 23, 2023.[6] On April 20, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote, with Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley voting "no" on record.[7] On September 29, 2023, the Senate confirmed his nomination by an 82–8 vote.[8] He was sworn into office on October 4, 2023.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Biden appoints U.S. Attorney, Marshal in Mississippi". WLBT. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney, Two to Serve as U.S. Marshal". The White House. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ Sollenberger, Jose Pagliery (January 26, 2022). "Florida Shock Jock in Matt Gaetz Circle Pleads Guilty". The Daily Beast. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 6, 2022.
- ^ "PN2499 — Todd Gee — Department of Justice". congress.gov. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 23, 2023.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 20, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Todd Gee, of Mississippi, to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi)". US Senate. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Todd Gee sworn in as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Mississippi". Vicksburg News. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.