Fred Joseph Federici III (born 1965)United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Fred J. Federici
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for the

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. He was previously a nominee to be a

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of the

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Early life and education

Federici was born in

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. He earned a

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from the

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in 1988 and a

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from the

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in 1991.

Career

Federici began his career as an associate at

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, in

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In 1995, he became an

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for the

. He was the office's criminal chief from 2008–2010, a line supervisor from 2010–2018, and has been its first assistant United States attorney since 2018. Upon the resignation of John C. Anderson on January 2, 2021, Federici assumed office as the acting U.S. attorney. He served until May 24, 2022, when

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was sworn in.

Expired nomination to district court

On May 28, 2020,

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announced his intent to nominate Federici to serve as a

for the

. On June 18, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Federici to the seat vacated by Judge

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, who took

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on July 25, 2018. On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the

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References

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