BJay Pak
BJay Pak | |
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United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia | |
In office October 10, 2017 – January 4, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | John A. Horn |
Succeeded by | Bobby Christine (Acting)[1] |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office January 10, 2011 – January 9, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Clay Cox (102nd) Terry England (108th) |
Succeeded by | Buzz Brockway (102nd) Clay Cox (108th) |
Constituency | 102nd district (2011–2013) 108th district (2013–2017) |
Personal details | |
Born | Byung Jin Pak 1974 (age 49–50) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (JD ) |
Byung Jin "BJay" Pak[2][3] (born 1974) is a Korean-American attorney and politician who served as the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia from 2017 to 2021. Pak previously served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives as a Republican from 2011 to 2017.
Early life and education
Pak was born in
Career
After graduation, he clerked for Richard Mills of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.[2]
Pak served in the
United States Attorney
In July 2017, Pak was nominated by President Donald Trump to become United States attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.[7] He was confirmed for the position by the United States Senate on September 28, 2017.[8]
On January 3, 2021, Trump called top Georgia state election officials, a call which was recorded and later released, and pressured them to help him "find" more votes in order to overturn the election of
Resignation
Pak resigned unexpectedly on January 4, 2021.
Pak has since returned to
References
- ^ Sneed, Tierney (January 5, 2021). "Trump Admin Bypasses Top Career Prosecutor to Name New Acting US Attorney in Atlanta". Talking Points Memo.
- ^ a b c "Meet the U.S. Attorney". United States Department of Justice. April 8, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- National Archives.
- ^ a b McDonald, R. Robin (July 25, 2017). "Pak's Nomination a 'Great Leap' for Georgia's Asian-Americans". Daily Report. Law.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ Yeomans, Curt (February 20, 2016). "Pak leaving legislature after current term ends". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ "B.J. Pak". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Hallerman, Tamar (July 21, 2017). "Donald Trump taps former Georgia rep., Albany lawyer to be U.S. attorneys". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ Alexis Stevens, J. Scott Trubey, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (January 4, 2021). "U.S. Attorney for North Georgia abruptly resigns due to 'unforeseen circumstances'". ajc.com.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Alexis Stevens, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (January 21, 2021). "Former U.S. Attorney Pak returns to Atlanta law firm". ajc.com.
- ^ FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team (January 21, 2021). "Report: Justice Department probes abrupt departure of Atlanta U.S. attorney". fox5atlanta.com.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "U.S. Attorney Pak submits resignation" (Press release). Atlanta, Georgia. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b politico.com: Trump replaces U.S. attorney in Atlanta
- ^ McWhirter; Gurman; Viswanatha (January 9, 2021). "White House Forced Georgia U.S. Attorney to Resign". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Meet the U.S. Attorney". www.justice.gov. April 8, 2015.
- ^ Sneed, Tierney; Raju, Manu (August 22, 2021). "Former US attorney tells investigators he quit because he heard Trump was considering firing him". CNN. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Zapotosky, Matt. "Justice Dept. watchdog to examine abrupt departure of Atlanta U.S. attorney whom Trump appeared to criticize" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Benner, Katie (August 11, 2021). "Former U.S. attorney in Atlanta says Trump wanted to fire him for not backing election fraud claims". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Alston & Bird: www.alston.com
External links
- Biography at U.S. Attorney's Office
- georgia.gov: CV
- Firm Bio