David L. Anderson

David Lloyd Anderson is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California from 2019 to 2021. Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney, he practiced law at the law firm of Sidley Austin.

Education

He received his Bachelor of Science, with distinction, from San Jose State University in 1985, and his Juris Doctor, with distinction, from Stanford Law School in 1990. for Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court from 1991 to 1992; and George H. Aldrich of the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague from 1992 to 1993. He was a partner at Sidley Austin in August 2018, when he was nominated to be a U.S. Attorney. joining the firm's white collar practice.

U.S. Attorney

On August 16, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Anderson to be the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. On August 27, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. On January 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by voice vote. Anderson was sworn into office on January 15, 2019. He created a strike force to target corporate fraud in March 2019. In August 2019, Anderson announced the "Federal Initiative for the Tenderloin", a collaboration among 15 federal agencies, including the U.S. attorney's office, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI. The initiative focused on prosecuting drug trafficking and other crime in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco.

On September 20, 2019, Anderson was one of nine U.S. Attorneys appointed by Attorney General William Barr to serve on the Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys. The committee "represents the voice of U.S. attorneys to Main Justice and provides advice and counsel on policy, management and operational issues impacting U.S. attorneys' offices."

On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era U.S. Attorneys were asked to resign. He resigned on February 28, 2021.