Joshua Hurwit
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| United States Attorney for the District of Idaho | |
| Assumed office June 17, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Bart Davis |
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| Born | Joshua David Hurwit 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
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Joshua David Hurwit (born 1981)[1] is an American lawyer who is serving as United States attorney for the District of Idaho since 2022.
Hurwit earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2006.[2]
In 2006 and 2007, Hurwit worked as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisoninNew York City. In 2007 and 2008, he served as a law clerk for Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. From 2008 to 2011, he was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis. He also worked as an associate at Covington & BurlinginWashington, D.C. From 2012 to 2022, he served as an assistant United States attorney for the District of Idaho.[3][4] During his tenure, Hurwit has prosecuted members of the Aryan Knights, a white supremacist gang active in Idaho.[5] He has also served as the District of Idaho's coronavirus fraud coordinator.[6]
On April 22, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hurwit to serve as the United States attorney for the District of Idaho.[2] On April 25, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[7] On June 9, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a voice vote; senators Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn were recorded as "Nay".[8] On June 13, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senatebyvoice vote. He was sworn in by Chief Judge David Nye on June 17, 2022.[9]
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