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American lawyer

Ismail Ramsey
United States Attorney for the Northern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 21, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDavid L. Anderson
Stephanie Hinds
Personal details
EducationHarvard University (AB, JD)
University of California, Berkeley (MBA)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1989–1992
RankFirst Lieutenant

Ismail J. "Izzy" Ramsey is an American lawyer serving as United States attorney for the Northern District of California since March 2023.

Education

Ramsey graduated from Berkeley High School in 1985. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College in 1989, a Master of Business Administration from the Haas School of Business in 1996, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1996.

Career

In 1996 and 1997, Ramsey served as a law clerk for Judge Harry T. Edwards of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. From 1997 to 1999 and 2003 to 2005, he worked as an associate at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP. From 1999 to 2003, he served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. From 2006 to 2023, he was a partner at Ramsey & Ehrlich LLP in Berkeley, California. Between undergraduate university and law school, he served for three years in the United States Air Force. Ramsey was an adjunct professor at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law and a member of the faculty for the Trial Advocacy Workshop at Stanford Law School.

U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California

On November 29, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Ramsey to be the United States attorney for the Northern District of California. On January 3, 2023, his nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. He was renominated on January 23, 2023. On February 16, 2023, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 17–4 vote. Ramsey was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on March 7, 2023, and he was sworn in on March 21, 2023.

References

  1. "President Biden poised to tap Ismail "Izzy" Ramsey as top San Francisco prosecutor". The Mercury News. July 13, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "President Biden Announces Two New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. "Ismail Ramsey – Ramsey Ehrlich, LLC". Archived from the original on February 4, 2020.
  4. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 29, 2022.
  5. "PN2797 — Ismail J. Ramsey — Department of Justice". congress.gov. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 23, 2023.
  7. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  8. "PN185 - Nomination of Ismail J. Ramsey for Department of Justice, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". United States Congress. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  9. "Ismail J. Ramsey Sworn In As United States Attorney For The Northern District Of California". United States Department of Justice. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.


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Preceded byDavid L. Anderson
Stephanie Hinds 		United States Attorney for the Northern District of California
2023–present 		Incumbent


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