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Brandon Fremin
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana
In office
February 23, 2018 – February 28, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byJames Walter Frazer Green
Personal details
Born
Brandon Joseph Himpler

(1974-04-09) April 9, 1974 (age 50)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationSoutheastern Louisiana University, (BA)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, (JD)

Brandon Joseph Fremin (born April 9, 1974) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana from 2018 to 2021.

Biography

Fremin received his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Southeastern Louisiana University, and his Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1994, where he served until 2002 when he was honorably discharged as a platoon sergeant.

He previously served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Office of the District Attorney for the 19th Judicial District of Louisiana and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Louisiana. Prior to his appointment as U.S. Attorney, he served as the Director of the Criminal Division for the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General.[1]

United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana

On November 1, 2017, Fremin was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana.[2] On February 8, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[3] On February 15, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by voice vote. He was sworn into office on February 23, 2018.[4]

On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.[5] He submitted his resignation on February 18, effective February 28.[6]


References

  1. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighth Wave of United States Attorney Nominations". whitehouse.gov. November 1, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018 – via National Archives.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Eleven Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. November 2, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 8, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  4. ^ "United States Attorney Assumes Office". U.S. Department of Justice. February 23, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Balsamo, Michael (February 9, 2021). "Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "U.S. Attorney Brandon J. Fremin Announces His Departure". February 18, 2021.
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