Theodore S. Hertzberg has been officially appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, federal judges for the district announced Monday. Hertzberg, who had been serving as the interim leader for the office since May, now permanently assumes the role of the district’s chief federal prosecutor.
His appointment comes after a period of transition for the office. Hertzberg was initially designated as interim lead by U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi. He succeeded Richard Moultrie Jr., who had taken on an acting role following the resignation of then-U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan in January, at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House.
Hertzberg brings a wealth of experience to his new position, having served as an assistant U.S. attorney for nearly a decade. His federal prosecutorial career began with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia in Savannah, before he moved to Atlanta in 2018.
Throughout his career, Hertzberg has tackled a range of high-stakes cases. The U.S. Department of Justice has highlighted his successful prosecution of serious offenders, including gang leaders, child sex predators, gun traffickers, and armed felons.
Prior to his tenure as a federal prosecutor, Hertzberg honed his legal skills in private practice at the New York office of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. He also served a judicial clerkship for Judge Kristi K. DuBose of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
Hertzberg is an alumnus of Amherst College and earned his law degree from the New York University School of Law. His official appointment by the federal judges signals a move towards stability in the leadership of the Northern District of Georgia’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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