Bill McSwain

Bill McSwain
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
April 6, 2018 – January 22, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byZane David Memeger
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born
William Miller McSwain

(1969-04-03) April 3, 1969 (age 55)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (2004–present)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (before 2004)[1]
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1993–1997
Rank First Lieutenant
Unit1st Battalion, 4th Marines
AwardsNavy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

William Miller McSwain (born 1969) is an American attorney and a former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a position he held from April 6, 2018 to January 22, 2021.[2][3] He was nominated to the post by President Donald Trump. After leaving his position as U.S. Attorney, McSwain entered private practice at Duane Morris LLP. He then ran, unsuccessfully, for the Republican nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2022 after which he again returned to private practice.[4]

  1. ^ Roebuck, Jeremy; Brennan, Chris (March 16, 2022). "Bill McSwain was 'angling to run for something' as U.S. attorney. Now his run for governor is all about his time as a prosecutor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. ^ @McSwainPA (January 14, 2021). "Welcome! This is my new account. My last day as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of PA will be January 22nd -…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). www.judiciary.senate.gov.
  4. ^ "Federal prosecutor in Philadelphia resigns as Trump departs". Associated Press. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.