Kurt Erskine

{{short description|American lawyer}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kurt Erskine

| image = Kurt Erskine US Attorney.jpg

| office = United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia

| status = Acting

| term_start = February 1, 2021

| term_end = May 2, 2022

| president = Joe Biden

| predecessor = Bobby Christine

| successor = Ryan K. Buchanan

| education = College of William & Mary (BA)
University of Kansas (MHA, JD)

}}

Kurt R. Erskine is an American attorney who served as the acting U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He served in office from February 1, 2021 to May 2, 2022.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-01|title=Kurt R. Erskine named acting U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Georgia|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/kurt-r-erskine-named-acting-us-attorney-northern-district-georgia|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.justice.gov|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Acting US Attorney, appointed in wake of abrupt resignation by predecessor, resigns|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/bobby-christine-resigns-kurt-erskine-appointed-us-attorney/85-35f1b37a-d517-4d7b-8b6a-755e63292c14|access-date=2021-02-02|website=11Alive.com|date=2 February 2021|language=en-US}}{{Cite press release |title=Ryan K. Buchanan sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia |date=May 2, 2022 |publisher=U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia |location=Atlanta, Georgia |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/ryan-k-buchanan-sworn-us-attorney-northern-district-georgia-0 |access-date=May 2, 2022}}

Background

Erskine earned a Bachelor of Arts in public policy from the College of William & Mary, a Masters of Health Services Administration from the University of Kansas School of Allied Health, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law.{{Cite web|title=Officers and Members|url=https://www.wm.edu/as/graduate/about/gradadvisoryboard/officers-members/index.php#:~:text=Erskine%20earned%20a%20Masters%20of,School%20of%20Law%20in%201996.|access-date=2021-02-02|website=William & Mary|language=en}} Erskine served as the First Assistant United States Attorney and chief of the public corruption division of the United States Attorney's office for the Northern District of Georgia.{{Cite web|date=2018-01-31|title=U.S. Attorney announces office changes|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/us-attorney-announces-office-changes|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.justice.gov|language=en}}

{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/meet-us-attorney|title = Meet the U.S. Attorney|date = 5 January 2021}}

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