Seth DuCharme

Seth DuCharme is an American attorney and prosecutor serving as the acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. DuCharme was appointed by Attorney General William Barr and sworn in on July 10, 2020, succeeding Richard Donoghue, who left his role to serve as a deputy to Jeffrey A. Rosen.[1][2]

Seth DuCharme
Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office July 10, 2020
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Richard Donoghue
Personal details
Alma mater	Hamilton College (BA) Fordham University (JD)

Early life and education

DuCharme is a native of Long Island, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College and a Juris Doctor from the Fordham University School of Law.[3]

Career

After graduating from law school, DuCharme worked as a law clerk for Richard Owen of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. DuCharme joined the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York after working as an attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He also served at the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. as principal associate deputy attorney general to William Barr.[4] In 2018, DuCharme was named criminal chief of the EDNY, where he managed national security and cybercrime prosecution.[5] DuCharme was selected to serve as acting United States Attorney in July 2020, and was officially sworn in on July 10.[6][7][8]

Personal life

DuCharme is married to Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme, a trademark attorney at Pryor Cashman LLP.[9]

References

1. July 02, Jane Wester |; PM, 2020 at 04:58. "US Attorney Richard Donoghue to Leave Eastern District of New York for Role at Main Justice". New York Law Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
2. Pm, 2020 7:09. "DuCharme appointed acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-07-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. "Seth D. DuCharme - Practising Law Institute". www.pli.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
4. "Seth DuCharme Appointed as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General". www.justice.gov. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
5. "Seth DuCharme '03 New Acting US Attorney in Brooklyn". Fordham Law. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
6. Jacobs, Emily (2020-07-03). "Top Barr ally Seth DuCharme under consideration for NY US attorney job". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
7. "Ciolli: Once again the Attorney General seeks loyalty over independence". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
8. Reuters (2020-07-10). "Prosecutor Whose Star Has Risen Under Trump Named Brooklyn-Based Acting U.S. Attorney". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
9. "Scholarships, Fellowships, Prizes & Internship Support - Index". Hamilton College. Retrieved 2020-07-20.