Timothy A. Garrison

Timothy Allen Garrison is an American lawyer and Marine Corps officer who served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri from 2018 to 2021.

Education Garrison earned a bachelor of arts, magna cum laude, in political science from Drury University, and a Master of Public Administration and Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri. He received his officer's commission after graduating from Marine Corps Officer Candidates School in 2003 and is a distinguished graduate of the Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School and Command and Staff College.

Career Marine Corps Officer

Before becoming a federal prosecutor, Garrison was a military prosecutor in the United States Marine Corps at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, during which time he deployed in support of the Iraq War in 2007. After leaving active duty, Garrison continued his military career as a reservist. He mobilized and deployed to Helmand Province in 2014 as Chief of Operational Law for Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, for which he was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon and Bronze Star Medal. Garrison served as Deputy Legal Counsel in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as Associate Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Defense for International Affairs at The Pentagon. Garrison also served as a judge on the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. He is now a Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve and serves as a national security law advisor for NORAD and United States Northern Command. In 2022, Garrison received the Judge Advocates Association's Outstanding Career Judge Advocate Award.

Federal Prosecutor

From 2007 to 2018, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Missouri, prosecuting interstate and international drug trafficking, money laundering, murder, and other offenses. He is a recipient of the Missouri Bar's Appellate Advocacy Award for his work before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

United States Attorney On February 16, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Garrison to be the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. On April 26, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by voice vote. left|thumbGarrison made violent crime and drug trafficking the priorities of his tenure as U.S. Attorney, The enforcement effort resulted in the arrests of over 500 individuals wanted for violent crimes, including more than three dozen homicides, and brought about significant reductions in violent crime in the Kansas City area in the summer of 2020. On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other U.S. attorneys were asked to resign. On February 11, Garrison announced his resignation effective February 28.

Awards and decorations

RowDecorationFirst RowBronze Star MedalDefense Meritorious Service MedalSecond RowCommendation Medal#Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard with gold star in lieu of second awardAchievement Medal#U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine CorpsCombat Action RibbonThird RowJoint Meritorious Unit AwardNavy Unit CommendationMeritorious Unit CommendationFourth RowSelected Marine Corps Reserve Medal with service starNational Defense Service MedalAfghanistan Campaign Medal with service starFifth RowIraq Campaign Medal with two service starsGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalMilitary Outstanding Volunteer Service MedalSixth RowSea Service Deployment RibbonArmed Forces Reserve Medal with bronze hourglass and mobilization deviceNATO ISAF MedalSeventh RowOffice of the Secretary of Defense Identification BadgeEighth RowJoint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge