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Breon S. Peace
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| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office October 15, 2021 – January 10, 2025 |
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| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Capers |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn Pokorny (acting) |
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| Born | 1971 (age 53–54) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) New York University (JD) |
Breon Stacey Peace (born 1971) is an American lawyer. He held an important job as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. He served in this role from October 2021 until January 2025.
Education and Early Career
Breon Peace studied at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree there in 1993. Later, he went to New York University School of Law. He received his law degree, called a Juris Doctor, in 1996.
After law school, Mr. Peace worked as a law clerk. This means he helped a judge, Sterling Johnson Jr., with legal research and writing. He did this from 1997 to 1998.
Legal Work
Mr. Peace has worked in several legal roles. He was an associate and then a partner at a big law firm called Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York City. He worked there for many years, from 1996 to 1997, 1998 to 1999, and again from 2003 to 2022.
He also taught law for a short time. From 2002 to 2003, he was a professor at New York University School of Law. Before that, from 2000 to 2002, he worked as an Assistant United States Attorney. In this role, he helped the government prosecute crimes.
Becoming U.S. Attorney
In 2021, Senator Chuck Schumer suggested Breon Peace for a very important job. This job was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. The United States Attorney is the chief federal law enforcement officer in a specific area.
On August 10, 2021, President Joe Biden officially nominated Mr. Peace for this role. The United States Senate then reviewed his nomination. On September 30, 2021, a committee approved his nomination. Finally, on October 5, 2021, the full Senate confirmed him.
He officially started his job on October 15, 2021. He was sworn in by Chief District Judge Margo Kitsy Brodie. He served in this position until January 10, 2025.
As the U.S. Attorney, Mr. Peace handled many important cases. One notable case involved a social media user. This person was found guilty of trying to trick people during the 2016 elections. They encouraged voters to cast their ballots by text message, which is not a real way to vote.
