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David Metcalf Appointed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA – David Metcalf has been appointed and sworn in as Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, with the White House also announcing yesterday that President Trump has nominated Mr. Metcalf to be the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years

Mr. Metcalf most recently served as Amazon’s corporate counsel for government and regulatory litigation.

Mr. Metcalf previously served as a federal prosecutor for the Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney for this office and the District of Maryland, where he also served as Deputy Chief of Appeals and won an award for Excellence in Prosecution of Organized Crime. He also served as a senior DOJ official as Senior Counsel to the United States Deputy Attorney General and United States Attorney General.

Before his DOJ career, Mr. Metcalf was an associate at Covington & Burling LLP and clerked for the Honorable Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Mr. Metcalf is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and Princeton University.

“I’m pleased to once again serve the people of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,” U.S. Attorney Metcalf said. “I look forward to working with my colleagues here to uphold the rule of law and prosecute criminals who threaten our communities.”

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Updated March 12, 2025

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