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{{Short description|American lawyer (born 1981)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Zachary Myers
| image = Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney official.jpg
| office = [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana|Southern District of Indiana]]
| term_start = November 15, 2021
| term_end =
| appointer = [[List of United States attorneys appointed by Joe Biden|Joe Biden]]
| predecessor = [[Joshua Minkler]]
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1981}}
| birth_place = [[Stanford, California]], U.S.
| relations = [[Woody Myers]] (father)
| education = [[Stanford University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[George Washington University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[Georgetown University Law Center|Georgetown University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
}}

'''Zachary Augustus Myers''' (born 1981)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/INS%20Myers%20Senate%20Judiciary%20Comm%20Questionnaire%20(public).pdf|title=Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=October 8, 2021}}</ref> is an American lawyer who is the [[United States Attorney|United States attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana|Southern District of Indiana]].

== Early life and education ==
Myers was born in [[Stanford, California]], and raised in [[Indiana]], the son of [[Woody Myers]], a physician and political candidate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. attorney picks for Indiana include historic firsts, son of gubernatorial candidate|url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/bidens-u-s-attorney-picks-would-include-historic-firsts-for-indiana|access-date=2021-07-26|website=Indianapolis Business Journal|date=26 July 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from [[Stanford University]], a Master of Arts in political management from [[The Graduate School of Political Management]] in 2003, and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Georgetown University Law Center]] in 2008.<ref name="Nom">{{Cite web|date=2021-07-26|title=President Biden Announces Eight Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/26/president-biden-announces-eight-nominees-to-serve-as-u-s-attorneys/|access-date=2021-07-26|website=The White House|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
From 2003 to 2005, Myers served as a legislative correspondent for Congresswoman [[Julia Carson]]. From 2008 to 2011, Myers was an attorney at [[Baker & Daniels]] in [[Indianapolis]]. He then served as assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 2011 to 2014. He joined the [[United States District Court for the District of Maryland]] as assistant U.S. attorney in 2014 and became the district's [[cybersecurity]] counsel.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Puang|first=Serena|title=President Biden nominates Indiana's first Black US Attorneys|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2021/07/26/biden-nominates-first-black-indiana-us-attorneys/8088443002/|access-date=2021-07-26|website=The Indianapolis Star|language=en-US}}</ref>

During this time, Myers was promoted and appointed as the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) prosecutor of the Baltimore Division and the district's national security cybercrime specialist. In July 2018, Myers assisted in formulating the scope and mission of the newly created National Security & Cybercrime Section of the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/staff-profile/meet-us-attorney | title=Southern District of Indiana | Meet the U.S. Attorney | United States Department of Justice | date=15 November 2021 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.statesattorney.org/case/zachary-a-myers/ | title=Zachary A. Myers }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/u-s-attorney-myers-to-lead-ags-cyber-intellectual-property-subcommittee | title=US Attorney Myers to lead AG's cyber, intellectual property subcommittee | date=13 July 2022 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://wkkg.com/local-news/u-s-attorney-chosen-to-head-up-high-tech-committee/ | title=U.S. Attorney chosen to head up high-tech committee - 101.5 WKKG | date=13 July 2022 }}</ref>

=== United States attorney ===

On July 26, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Myers to be the United States attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.<ref name="Nom" /> On September 23, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of Nominations and Legislation |date=September 23, 2021 |publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-latest-slate-of-nominations-and-legislation}}</ref> On September 30, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the [[United States Senate]] by [[voice vote]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-30 |title=PN929 - Nomination of Zachary A. Myers for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/929 |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> On November 15, 2021, he was sworn in by Chief Judge [[Tanya Walton Pratt]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-15|title=Clifford D. Johnson Is Sworn In as U.S. Attorney For the Northern District of Indiana|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/zachary-myers-sworn-us-attorney-southern-district-indiana|access-date=2021-11-19|website=www.justice.gov|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/staff-profile/meet-us-attorney Biography at U.S. Department of Justice]

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[[Category:21st-century American lawyers]]
[[Category:Assistant United States Attorneys]]
[[Category:Georgetown University Law Center alumni]]
[[Category:The Graduate School of Political Management alumni]]
[[Category:Indiana lawyers]]
[[Category:People from Stanford, California]]
[[Category:Stanford University alumni]]
[[Category:United States Attorneys for the Southern District of Indiana]]

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