Trina A. Higgins
Trina A. Higgins | |
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United States Attorney for the District of Utah | |
Nominee | |
Assuming office TBD | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Succeeding | John W. Huber |
Personal details | |
Education | Weber State University (BA) University of Utah (JD) |
Trina A. Higgins is an American lawyer and Assistant United States Attorney who is the nominee to serve as the United States attorney for the District of Utah.
Education[]
Higgins earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Weber State University in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in 1995.[1]
Career[]
From 1995 to 2002, Higgins served as Deputy District Attorney in the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office. She has served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah since 2002. Throughout her career, she has held various positions within the office including as tribal liaison from 2005 to 2015, chief of the violent crime section from 2008 to 2015, senior litigation counsel from 2015 to 2017, and special counsel to litigative programs from 2017 to 2021.[1]
Nomination as U.S. Attorney[]
On January 26, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Higgins to be the United States Attorney for the District of Utah.[2] On January 31, 2022, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[3] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
References[]
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces Six New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 26, 2022.
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- ^ Detrick, Chris (January 26, 2022). "Utahn Trina Higgins nominated by President Biden to be the next U.S. Attorney for Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 31, 2022.
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