Theodore S. Hertzberg will continue as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia following a vote by the judges of the United States District Court. The decision allows Hertzberg to serve in this capacity indefinitely, until a successor is confirmed by presidential appointment.
“I am deeply honored that the Court has entrusted me with the continued leadership of the United States Attorney’s Office,” said U.S. Attorney Hertzberg. “I pledge that the prosecutors under my charge will act decisively and aggressively to excise dangerous offenders from our community, and our litigators will represent the interests of the United States zealously. The citizens of the Northern District deserve nothing less.”
Hertzberg was previously appointed to this role on May 13, 2025, by Attorney General Pamela Bondi under provisions outlined in the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Under 28 U.S.C. § 546(c)(2), such appointments are limited to 120 days, which would have ended his term on September 9, 2025. However, with Monday’s court vote, he remains in office until a new appointee is confirmed.
Chief United States District Judge Leigh Martin May administered Hertzberg’s oath of office during a ceremony attended by staff from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, judges, federal law enforcement officers, and court personnel.
As U.S. Attorney for a district covering 46 counties and over seven million residents in northern Georgia, Hertzberg leads efforts with various law enforcement agencies to prosecute federal crimes and manage civil litigation involving the government.
Since taking office in May, Hertzberg has overseen actions targeting transnational criminal organizations and violent repeat offenders as well as initiatives against drug trafficking and cybercrime. His tenure also includes efforts to address fraud and misuse of federal funds through criminal charges and civil settlements recovering tens of millions of dollars.
Hertzberg’s background includes nearly ten years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in both Savannah and Atlanta offices within Georgia. He prosecuted cases involving violent crime, gangs, child exploitation, gun trafficking, fraud, money laundering, and asset forfeiture.
Before joining the Department of Justice, Hertzberg worked at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP in New York and clerked for Judge Kristi K. DuBose in Alabama’s Southern District federal court. He holds degrees from Amherst College and New York University School of Law.
For more information about the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia or its activities visit http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.
