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Marisa Darden
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Duke University (JD)

Marisa T. Darden is an American lawyer who was the designate to serve as United States attorney for the Northern District of Ohio but later withdrew from the position.[1][2]

Education

Darden earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 2005 and a Juris Doctor from the Duke University School of Law.[3]

Career

In 2010 and 2011, Darden served as a law clerk for Judge Morrison C. England Jr. From 2011 to 2014, she was an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office. From 2014 to 2019, she served as assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio. Since 2019, she has worked as a principal at Squire Patton Boggs in Cleveland.[4]

Nomination as U.S. attorney

On November 12, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Darden to be the United States attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.[3] On November 15, 2021, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[5] On February 10, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[6] On April 27, 2022, her nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[7] After being confirmed by the senate, Darden withdrew from the position, citing her family. She will return to private practice.

References

  1. ^ "On Race and Law Enforcement". www.thetruthtoledo.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ webmasterglobaled (June 17, 2020). "Learning, Reflecting and Doing: Marisa Darden's Thoughts about Institutionalized Racism". Global Ed Leadership. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "President Biden Announces First U.S. Marshal Nominees and Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Ferrise, Adam (November 13, 2021). "Cleveland attorney Marisa Darden nominated to be first Black woman to serve as U.S. Attorney in Ohio". cleveland. Retrieved November 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 15, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "PN1375 - Nomination of Marisa T. Darden for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. February 10, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.