(Nov. 5) Matthew M. Graves Takes Office as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
Friday, November 5, 2021
Matthew M. Graves Takes Office as United States Attorney
WASHINGTON Matthew M. Graves took office today as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. He succeeds Channing D. Phillips, who had been serving as Acting U.S. Attorney since March 3, 2021.
President Biden nominated Mr. Graves on July 26, 2021, to serve as U.S. Attorney, and the nomination was confirmed on Oct. 28, 2021, by the Senate. Mr. Graves was sworn into office by the Honorable Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell this afternoon in a ceremony at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland made remarks at the ceremony, which was attended by numerous judges, and other dignitaries.