Audrey Strauss

Audrey Strauss
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office
June 20, 2020 – October 10, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byGeoffrey Berman
Succeeded byDamian Williams
Personal details
Born (1947-10-07) October 7, 1947 (age 77)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJohn Wing
Children4
Residence(s)Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA, JD)

Audrey Strauss (born October 7, 1947)[1] is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from June 20, 2020, to October 10, 2021. Previously the deputy U.S. Attorney, Strauss became the acting U.S. Attorney after the previous U.S. attorney, Geoffrey Berman, was fired by President Donald Trump at the request of Attorney General William Barr.[2] On December 22, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, effective January 16, 2021, and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546(d), unanimously appointed Strauss as U.S. Attorney for an indeterminate term.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Jeffrey, Peter; Martin, Andrew (March 25, 2019). "Trump probes in New York become focus after Mueller report". Bloomberg News. The Everett Herald. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Campbell, Barbara; Lucas, Ryan; Dwyer, Colin; Slotkin, Jason (June 20, 2020). "President Trump Fires Top U.S. Prosecutor Who Investigated His Allies, Barr Says". NPR.org.
  3. ^ "In the Matter of the Appointment of Audrey Strauss as United States Attorney" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Office of the District Court Executive, Press Advisory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Statement Of Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss On Court Appointment As U.S. Attorney". Archived from the original on December 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Weiser, Benjamin (December 22, 2020). "Court Extends Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Term, as Inauguration Nears". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2020.