Barbara McQuade

Barbara McQuade
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
January 4, 2010 – March 10, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byStephen Murphy III
Succeeded byMatthew J. Schneider
Personal details
Born (1964-12-22) December 22, 1964 (age 59)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA, JD)

Barbara Lynn McQuade[1] (born December 22, 1964)[2] is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2010 to 2017. As part of President Donald Trump's 2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys, she stepped down in March 2017.[3] She is a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School,[4] the author of "Attack from Within"[5] and a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.[6][7] She also cohosts the podcast "Sisters in Law."[7][8]

  1. ^ The University of Michigan Law School Alumni Directory (2007)
  2. ^ Hubbell, Martindale (December 1994). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory 1994: Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (Volume 9). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561600779.
  3. ^ "U.S. attorney McQuade confirms she'll resign as Sessions sweeps clean". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  4. ^ "After ouster by Trump, Barbara McQuade takes job at U-M Law School". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  5. ^ Lengal, Allan (October 10, 2023). "Ex-Detroit U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade's New Book: 'Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America'". Deadline Detroit. Retrieved December 7, 2023.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Barbara McQuade 'Has Become Something of a Celebrity' Explaining Trump Inquiries". www.deadlinedetroit.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  7. ^ a b Peterson, Jenna (2024-06-06). "Why Barbara McQuade is so worried about disinformation". CalMatters. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  8. ^ Jankowicz, Nina (2024-03-27). "Review | How disinformation fuels violence — and makes our politics worse". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-08-13.