G. Zachary Terwilliger

George Zachary Terwilliger[1] (born March 22, 1981)[2][3][4] is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from May 25, 2018 to January 15, 2021.

Zachary Terwilliger
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
May 25, 2018 – January 15, 2021
Acting: May 25, 2018 – August 28, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDana Boente
Succeeded byJessica D. Aber
Personal details
Born
George Zachary Terwilliger

(1981-03-22) March 22, 1981
Washington, D.C., U.S.
RelativesGeorge J. Terwilliger III (father)
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
College of William and Mary (JD)

Education

Terwilliger received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia and his juris doctor, with highest honors, from the William and Mary School of Law.[5]

After his graduation from law school, Terwilliger served as a law clerk for Chief Judge Kevin Michael Moore of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[5]

He previously served as an assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia for approximately nine years, where he prosecuted organized crime, human trafficking, complex violent crime, and financial fraud offenses. He also served as leader on multiple, regional task forces as well as counselor to the U.S. attorney. During his time as an assistant United States attorney, he was detailed to the Senate Judiciary Committee where he served as a criminal counsel to Chairman Charles Grassley.

Prior to becoming a U.S. attorney, Terwilliger served as an associate deputy attorney general in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General with responsibility for overseeing aspects of the department's Criminal Division and management of staff within the Office of Deputy Attorney General.[5]

United States attorney

On May 24, 2018, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions named Terwilliger as the interim U.S. attorney.[6]

Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner recommended Terwilliger to serve permanently as United States attorney.[7] On July 13, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Terwilliger to be the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.[5] On July 17, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[8] On August 23, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[9] On August 28, 2018, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a voice vote.[10][11] On January 5, 2021, The United States Attorney General's Office released a statement confirming that Terwilliger would resign as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia effective January 15, 2021.[12][13]

Personal life

Terwilliger's father is George J. Terwilliger III, the former United States Deputy Attorney General under George H. W. Bush and United States Attorney for the District of Vermont under Bush and Ronald Reagan.[14]

References
  1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
  2. "DC Rising Stars: G. Zachary Terwilliger, 38". National Law Journal. July 24, 2019.
  3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Virginia, 2009)
  4. Barton, Mary Ann (May 1, 2019). "Alexandria's Top Legal Eagle". Alexandria Living Magazine.
  5. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Sixteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eleventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
  6. "Attorney General Appoints Zachary Terwilliger Interim U.S. Attorney". www.justice.gov. May 24, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  7. Weiner, Rachel (April 30, 2018). "Senators want Rosenstein deputy to be U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Virginia". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  8. "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
  9. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – August 23, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
  10. "PN2271 - Nomination of G. Zachary Terwilliger for Department of Justice, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  11. "Terwilliger confirmed as Eastern District U.S. attorney". The Daily Progress. August 29, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  12. "U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger Announces Departure" (Press release). United States Attorney General's Office: Eastern District of Virginia. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  13. Barakat, Matthew (January 5, 2021). "U.S. Attorney in Eastern Virginia announces resignation". Associated Press. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  14. "Zachary Terwilliger Named Interim U.S. Attorney in ED VA". May 29, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
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