Jaime E. Esparza

Jaime E. Esparza (born 1956/1957) is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Western District of Texas since December 2022.

Jaime E. Esparza
United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office December 9, 2022
Appointed by	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Ashley Chapman Hoff
Personal details
Born	1956 or 1957 (age 66–67)[1]
Political party	Democratic[2]
Education	University of Texas at Austin (BBA) University of Houston (JD)

Education

Esparza received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center in 1983.^[3]

Career

From 1983 to 1987, Esparza served as an assistant district attorney in the Harris County District Attorney's Office in Houston; also in 1987 he served as an assistant district attorney for the 34th Judicial District of Texas. From 1988 to 1991, he was a first assistant public defender for the El Paso County Public Defender's Office and in 1992, he served as an assistant county attorney in the El Paso County Attorney's Office. From 1993 to 2020, Esparza served as the district attorney for the 34th Judicial District of Texas.^[3][4]

U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas

On October 14, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Esparza to be the United States attorney for the Western District of Texas.^[3] On November 14, 2022, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.^[5] On December 1, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.^[6] On December 6, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.^[7] He was sworn in by District Judge Alia Moses on December 9, 2022.^[8] Esparza was recommended to the post by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.^[9] He was also recommended and endorsed by Congresswoman Veronica Escobar.^[10]

References

1. Moore, Robert (December 23, 2020). "Outgoing El Paso DA seeks appointment as top federal prosecutor in West Texas". El Paso Matters. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
2. https://el-paso-county-elections.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/files/000/001/104/original/Official_Final_Election_Results.pdf?1481924448#page=6
3. "President Biden Makes Twenty-Seventh Judicial Nominations Announcement and Announces New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. October 14, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. "President Biden names two UH Law Center alumni as U.S. Attorneys in Texas". www.law.uh.edu. October 19, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
5. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 14, 2022.
6. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 1, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
7. "PN2695 — Jaime E. Esparza — Department of Justice". uscongress.gov. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
8. "Jaime Esparza Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas". United States Department of Justice. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
9. "Cornyn Statement on Nominations of U.S. Attorneys for Texas Districts" (Press release). October 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
10. Powell, Adam (October 15, 2022). "President Biden nominates former El Paso DA Jaime Esparza for US attorney". El Paso Times. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

Legal offices
Preceded by Ashley Chapman Hoff	United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas 2022–present	Incumbent