Phillip Talbert
Phillip A. Talbert is an American lawyer who is the nominee to serve as United States attorney for the Eastern District of California. Education. Talbert earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1984, a Master of Economics from the University of Sydney in 1987, and a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law in 1989. Career. In 1989 and 1990, Talbert served as a law clerk for Judge David R. Thompson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. From 1990 to 1993, he served as a trial attorney in the United  States Department of Justice Criminal Division. From 1993 to 1996, he was an associate at the Seattle office of Stoel Rives. From 1996 to 2002, he served as counsel in the Office of Professional Responsibility. He served as Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California from 2016 to 2017. On April 22, 2022, he was nominated to serve in the role permanently. On April 25, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate. His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.