Northern California US attorney named to Barr’s advisory committee

David Anderson of the Northern District of California is one of nine U.S. attorneys named Friday to the Attorney General's Advisory Committee.

Chaired by U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jessie K. Liu, the committee provides advice and counsel to the attorney general on policy, management, and operational issues impacting U.S. attorneys' offices.

President Donald J. Trump announced Anderson's nomination on Aug. 16, 2018, and the U.S. Senate confirmed his appointment in January. He previously served as assistant U.S. attorney from 1998 to 2002 and then as first assistant U.S. attorney from 2008 to 2010.

Anderson graduated from Stanford Law School in 1990.

"The U.S. attorneys who comprise the Attorney General's Advisory Committee play a critical role in carrying out the Department of Justice's important work, including its efforts to reduce violent crime, combat the opioid crisis, protect the most vulnerable, and enforce the rule of law," U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr said in a statement announcing the appointments.

-- Blaise Scemama