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Kenneth L. Parker
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 23, 2021
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byDavid M. DeVillers
Vipal J. Patel (acting)
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Lee Parker

1972 (age 51–52)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
EducationTuskegee University (BS)
Indiana University (JD)

Kenneth Lee Parker (born 1972)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Southern District of Ohio since 2021.[2]

Education

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Parker received his Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, from Tuskegee University in 1994 and his Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1997.[3]

Career

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From 1997 to 1999, Parker served as a law clerk for Judge S. Arthur Spiegel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. From 2003 to 2005, he served as an adjunct professor of federal criminal practice at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He served as chief of the criminal division from 2011 to 2019 and as chief of the organized crime drug enforcement task force from 2010 to 2011. From 1999 to 2021, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s office for the Southern District of Ohio.[3]

U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio

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U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker Meets Dayton NAACP President Derrick L. Foward shortly after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

On September 28, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Parker to be the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.[4][5] On November 4, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. Senators Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn voted no record.[6] On November 19, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[2] He was sworn into office on November 23, 2021, replacing Vipal J. Patel, who had been serving as Acting United States Attorney since David M. DeVillers' resignation on February 28, 2021.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "PN1199 - Nomination of Kenneth L. Parker for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "President Biden Announces Nine New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Baker, Jennifer Edwards (September 28, 2021). "Biden nominates new top federal prosecutor for southern Ohio". www.fox19.com. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 4, 2021" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Kenneth L. Parker sworn in as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Cincinnati, Ohio: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Vipal J. Patel becomes Acting United States Attorney | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. March 1, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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Preceded by United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio
2021–present 		Incumbent
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