Prim F. Escalona
Prim F. Escalona | |
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| United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama | |
Interim | |
| Assumed office July 16, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jay Town |
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Prim F. Escalona is the
United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama since July 16, 2020.[1] Escalona previously served as a law clerk for William H. Pryor Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals and as Deputy Solicitor General in the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Alabama.[1]
Education
Escalona received a law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law. She also received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Birmingham-Southern College.[1]
Career
From 2008 to 2009 Escalona also served as a law clerk for
Maynard, Cooper & Gale. She later worked as an associate for that same firm from 2013 to 2017.[2] From 2011 to 2012 she served as the Deputy Solicitor General in the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Alabama. She was also a visiting assistant professor at the University of Alabama School of Law from 2012 to 2013.[1][3]
In July 2020, Escalona was announced by then Attorney General
References
- ^ a b c d "Northern District of Alabama | Meet the U.S. Attorney". www.justice.gov. March 18, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Interim U.S. attorney has UA ties". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Escalona named interim US attorney, replacing Jay Town". AP News. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Burkhalter, Eddie (July 16, 2020). "Attorney general appoints Prim Escalona to replace U.S. Attorney Jay Town". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2023.