Peter Deegan
American attorney (born 1970)
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Peter Deegan (born 1970) is an American attorney who is a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister and was formerly the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
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Peter Deegan | |
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| United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa | |
| In office September 21, 2017 – February 17, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Kevin W. Techau |
| Succeeded by | Sean R. Berry (acting) |
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| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Port Huron, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Wayne State University (JD) |
Education
Deegan earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame in 1992 and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Wayne State University Law School in 1995. During law school, Deegan worked as a law clerk at DeNardis & Miller, P.C. and Keller Thoma, P.C. Deegan is a registered Republican.[1]
Legal career
Following graduation, Deegan clerked for Lawrence P. Zatkoff of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He then worked briefly at a firm that is now part of Ogletree Deakins in Chicago. Deegan was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan from 2004 to 2006.[1]
From 2006 to 2017 he served as Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Iowa, including a stint as chief of the criminal division beginning in 2015. [2] He was lead counsel in the prosecutions of Russell Wasendorf and Sholom Rubashkin.[1] He also has taught at the University of Iowa College of Law.[1] After being nominated to become a U.S. Attorney by President Donald Trump, Deegan was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on September 14, 2017.[3]
On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.[4] On February 9, 2021, Deegan announced his resignation effective February 17.[5] Deegan is now a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister in Chicago.[6]