Gerard Karam

Gerard M. Karam is an American lawyer who serves as the United States attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Gerard Karam
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
June 21, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDavid Freed
Personal details
EducationSaint Joseph's University (BA)
Loyola University New Orleans (JD)

Education

Karam earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Joseph's University in 1984 and a Juris Doctor from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1987.[1]

Career

From 1987 to 1995, Karam worked as an independent attorney. Karam joined the Lackawanna County Public Defender's Office in 1991 and remained there until 2003, eventually serving as chief public defender. From 1997 to 2001, he served as a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Since 1995, he has also worked as an attorney at Mazzoni Karam Petorak and Valvano.[2][3]

U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

On April 22, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Karam to serve as the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.[1] On April 25, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] On June 9, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a voice vote; senators Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn were recorded as "Nay".[5] He was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote on June 13, 2022.[6] He was sworn into office on June 21, 2022.[7]

References
  1. "President Biden Announces Five New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. Krawczeniuk, Borys (April 22, 2022). "Biden to nominate Karam as region's new U.S. attorney". Scranton Times-Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. Collins, Kaitlan; Stracqualursi, Veronica (April 22, 2022). "Biden announces five new nominees for US attorneys". CNN. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 25, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 9, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  6. "PN1972 - Nomination of Gerard M. Karam for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  7. "Gerard M. Karam Sworn In As U.S. Attorney For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania" (Press release). Scranton, Pennsylvania: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
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