Fred Joseph Federici III

Fred Joseph Federici III (born 1965)[1] is an American attorney from New Mexico who is a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. He is currently the acting United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico.

Fred Federici
United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico
Acting
Assumed office January 3, 2021
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	John C. Anderson
Personal details
Born	Fred Joseph Federici III 1965 (age 55–56) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	College of William & Mary (BA) University of Virginia School of Law (JD)

Early life and education

Federici was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the College of William & Mary in 1988 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1991.[2]

Career

Federici began his career as an associate at Venable LLP, in Washington, D.C. In 1995, he became an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico. He was the office's Criminal Chief from 2008–2010, a line supervisor from 2010–2018, and has been its First Assistant United States Attorney since 2018.[3]

Upon the resignation of John C. Anderson on January 2, 2021, Federici assumed office as the acting U.S. Attorney.[4]

Expired nomination to district court

On May 28, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Federici to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.[5] On June 18, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Federici to the seat vacated by Judge Robert C. Brack, who took senior status on July 25, 2018.[6] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[7]

References

1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Fred J. Federici
2. Voruganti, Harsh (August 3, 2020). "Fred Federici – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico". The Vetting Room. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
3. Voruganti, Harsh (August 3, 2020). "Fred Federici – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico". The Vetting Room. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
4. Haywood, Phaedra. "U.S. attorney announces resignation ahead of presidential inauguration". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
5. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees". The White House. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
6. "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, June 18, 2020
7. "PN2027 – Nomination of Fred Joseph Federici III for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.