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Aaron L. Weisman (born 1965) is an American attorney who served as the
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for the District of Rhode Island from 2019 to 2021.


Education

Weisman received his
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from
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and his
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from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law."President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees", The White House, October 10, 2018
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Legal career

Prior to joining the office of the Rhode Island Attorney General, Weisman worked for Jones Associates, a
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specializing in appellate practice. He previously served as a special assistant attorney general in the criminal appeals unit. During his tenure at the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, he represented Rhode Island's criminal justice interests before the
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in hundreds of felony cases, including the appellate litigation of many of Rhode Island's most consequential criminal justice matters. He also oversaw the Rhode Island Attorney General's post-conviction relief unit, responsible for ensuring the just and orderly processing of collateral attacks on felony judgments of conviction, and has appeared in federal court, including an appearance before the
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, to defend Rhode Island's interest in the finality of its criminal convictions. He previously served as an Assistant Attorney General and the Chief of the Rhode Island Attorney General's criminal appeals unit. Weisman held that position from January 1993 to January 2019 and under four attorneys general.


United States Attorney

On October 10, 2018, President
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nominated Weisman to be the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. On November 13, 2018, his nomination was sent to the
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. On January 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by
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. He was sworn into office on January 14, 2019. On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign. He resigned on February 28, 2021.


References


External links


Biography at Justice.gov
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