Michael C. Ormsby (born 1957) is a former

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for the Eastern District of Washington. He was appointed in 2010 by

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upon the recommendation of Senator

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, replacing James A. McDevitt with whom he served at

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. As one of the 93 US Attorneys nationwide, he represents the United States in all civil and criminal cases within his district. Before his appointment as US Attorney, Ormsby was an attorney in private practice. From 1981 to 1988, he was an associate at the eastern Washington law firm, Lukins & Annis—the same firm where he clerked and interned as a law student. From 1988 to 2010, he was a partner at

, where he specialized in municipal finance and involved in the fraudulent River Park Square transaction. Throughout this time, he was heavily involved in

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politics. Ormsby is a 1975 graduate of

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, a 1979 graduate of

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, and a 1981 graduate of

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. He is a self-reported baseball enthusiast, and was a partial owner of a

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team (the

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). His brother, Timm, is a member of the

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1957 births Living people Gonzaga University School of Law alumni Gonzaga University alumni United States attorneys for the Eastern District of Washington Lawyers from Spokane, Washington {{US-law-bio-stub

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