Jessie Liu

Jessie Liu
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
In office
September 24, 2017 – January 31, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byChanning D. Phillips
Succeeded byTimothy Shea
Personal details
Born
Jessie Kong Liu

(1973-01-02) January 2, 1973 (age 51)
Kingsville, Texas, U.S.
Spouse
Michael Abramowicz
(m. 1999)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Yale University (JD)
Jessie Liu
Traditional Chinese西
Simplified Chinese西
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Jiéxī
Bopomofoㄌㄧㄡˊㄐㄧㄝˊㄒㄧ

Jessie Kong Liu (born January 2, 1973) is an American lawyer who was the United States attorney for the District of Columbia.[1] She previously worked as deputy general counsel at the U.S. Treasury and served at the Justice Department.[2] In 2020, she joined the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as a partner.[3]

  1. ^ Alexander, Keith (September 15, 2017). "Jessie K. Liu confirmed as the District's new top prosecutor". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". whitehouse.gov. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ "Jessie Liu, Former Top Federal Prosecutor in DC, Joins Skadden Arps". law.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.