Memphis, TN – Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, is happy to announce the appointment of 4 new Assistant United States Attorneys for the district: Mary Morris, Jermal Blanchard, Courtney Lewis, and Bryce Phillips. All 4 of the brand new AUSAs will work out of the Memphis workplace.
United States Attorney Ritz mentioned: “With the hiring of Mary, Jermal, Courtney, and Bryce, we have recruited top legal talent to fulfill the Department’s mission of upholding the rule of law, protecting civil rights, and keeping Americans safe. These four attorneys are already hard at work promoting and defending the interests of our great country. I’m thankful for their commitment to a career in federal public service.”
Mary Morris joins the workplace from the University of Memphis School of Law, the place she was a professor for a number of years. Mary was beforehand a member at Burch, Porter & Johnson in Memphis, the place she had a broad litigation observe with a deal with federal instances, together with federal prison and habeas issues. Mary clerked for Judge Julia Gibbons of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Judge Samuel H. Mays, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. She graduated from the University of Alabama and Yale Law School. Mary has been appointed Appellate Chief and Special Counsel.
Jermal Blanchard joins the workplace from the Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office, the place he was a prosecutor for over six years. Jermal has intensive courtroom expertise and has dealt with a spread of advanced prison issues, together with homicide, human trafficking, and sexual abuse instances. He graduated from the University of Memphis and Florida Coastal School of Law. Jermal is assigned to the workplace’s Firearms and Violent Crimes Unit.
Courtney Lewis joins the workplace from the United States Navy, the place she has had a embellished profession. She served as a Judge Advocate for 16 years and can be licensed as a navy decide. Courtney is an skilled prosecutor who has litigated a number of dozen prison jury trials and supervised 1000’s of further investigations and trials. She graduated from Villanova University and Suffolk University Law School. Courtney is assigned to the workplace’s General Crimes Unit.
Bryce Phillips joins the workplace from the Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office, the place he served as a prosecutor for greater than a decade. Bryce has managed all types of prison investigations and has tried dozens of instances. He was a Special Assistant United States Attorney within the U.S. Attorney’s Office from 2017 to 2019. Bryce graduated from Middle Tennessee State University and the University of Memphis School of Law. Bryce is assigned to the workplace’s Organized Crime and Narcotics Unit.
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