John W. Huber

{{Short description|American lawyer (born 1967)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = John Huber

|image = John W. Huber official photo.jpg

|office = United States Attorney for the District of Utah

|president = {{ubl|Barack Obama|Donald Trump|Joe Biden}}

|term_start = June 15, 2015

|term_end = February 28, 2021

|predecessor = David Barlow

|successor = Trina A. Higgins

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|birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

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|education = University of Utah (BA, JD)

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John W. Huber (born 1967) is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Utah from June 2015 to February 2021. He was first nominated for the position by President Barack Obama in February 2015.{{cite news |last1=Romboy|first1=Dennis|title=Obama nominates John W. Huber as next U.S. attorney for Utah|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865621215/Obama-nominates-John-W-Huber-as-next-US-attorney-for-Utah.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209051648/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865621215/Obama-nominates-John-W-Huber-as-next-US-attorney-for-Utah.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2015|access-date=23 June 2017|publisher=Deseret News|date=February 5, 2015}} Huber offered his resignation in March 2017 at the request of the Trump administration.{{cite news|title=John Huber, US Attorney for Utah, Offers Resignation|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/utah/articles/2017-03-13/john-huber-us-attorney-for-utah-offers-resignation|access-date=23 June 2017 |agency=Associated Press|website=U.S. News & World Report|date=March 13, 2017}} However, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions subsequently appointed Huber as interim U.S. Attorney under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.{{cite news |last1=Romboy|first1=Dennis|title=Trump nominates Utah U.S. Attorney John Huber to keep job|url=https://www.deseret.com/2017/6/12/20614012/trump-nominates-utah-u-s-attorney-john-huber-to-keep-job/|access-date=23 June 2017|website=Deseret News|date=June 12, 2017}} Huber was renominated by President Donald Trump in June 2017.{{cite news|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces United States Attorney Candidate Nominations |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/12/president-donald-j-trump-announces-united-states-attorney-candidate|access-date=21 June 2017 |via=National Archives |work=whitehouse.gov |date=June 12, 2017}} On August 3, 2017, he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate to an additional four-year term as a U.S. Attorney.{{cite news|last1=Burr|first1=Thomas|title=Senate confirms Huber as U.S. attorney for Utah, returning him to old job |url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/08/03/senate-confirms-huber-as-us-attorney-for-utah-returning-to-him-old-job/|access-date=4 August 2017 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=August 3, 2017}}

On February 8, 2021, the Justice Department asked for his resignation, along with those of 55 other Trump-era attorneys.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/justice-dept-seeks-resignations-of-trump-era-us-attorneys/2021/02/08/f5b71648-6a88-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html|title=Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys|first=Michael|last=Balsamo |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 9, 2021 |access-date=February 11, 2021 }} He resigned on February 28, 2021.{{Cite press release |title=John Huber Leaves his Post as Longest-Serving United States Attorney in the Nation |date=February 26, 2021 |publisher=United States Attorney's Office |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/john-huber-leaves-his-post-longest-serving-united-states-attorney-nation |access-date=March 1, 2021}}