Adair Ford Boroughs

American lawyer (born 1979 or 1980)

Adair Ford Boroughs

United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina

Incumbent

Assumed office
July 26, 2022
Appointed by| Joe Biden
Preceded by| Peter M. McCoy Jr.
Personal details
Born| 1979 or 1980 (age 44–45)[1]
Political party| Democratic
Education| Furman University (BS)
Stanford University (JD)

Adair Ford Boroughs (born 1979 or 1980) is an American lawyer who serves as the United States attorney for the District of South Carolina.

## Education

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Boroughs received a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, from Furman University in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 2007.[2]

## Career

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Boroughs served as a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice Tax Division from 2007 to 2013. She then served as a law clerk for Judge Richard Gergel of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina from 2013 to 2017. From 2017 to 2019, she was the executive director of Charleston Legal Access. She is the founding partner of Boroughs Bryant, LLC, where she practiced from 2021 until her confirmation as U.S. attorney in 2022.[2]

### U.S. attorney for the District of South Carolina

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On June 6, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Boroughs to be the United States attorney for the District of South Carolina.[3] On July 14, 2022, her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by voice vote; senators Josh Hawley and Marsha Blackburn were recorded as "no" votes.[4][5] On July 21, 2022, her nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[6] She was sworn into office on July 26, 2022.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Adair Ford Boroughs to Be SC's Next US Attorney". U.S. News & World Report. July 23, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. ^ a b "President Biden Announces Five New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys, Two to Serve as U.S. Marshals" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. ^ "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 6, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. ^ "Executive Business Meeting". www.judiciary.senate.gov. July 14, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
5. ^ "Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations of Critical Law Enforcement Positions" (Press release). Washington D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 14, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
6. ^ "PN2210 - Nomination of Adair Ford Boroughs for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 21, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
7. ^ "Adair Ford Boroughs Sworn In As United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina" (Press release). Columbia, South Carolina: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina. July 26, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

Legal offices

Preceded by

Peter M. McCoy Jr.

|  United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
2022–present  | Incumbent