Dawn Ison Confirmed as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow announced that the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Dawn Ison to be the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan with bipartisan support. Dawn Ison is the first African American woman to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.

“I’m pleased the Senate unanimously confirmed Dawn Ison to be the next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan,” said Senator Peters. “Dawn is highly qualified and well-prepared – particularly given her previous work in the U.S. Attorney’s office – and is breaking barriers as the first African American woman to be confirmed to this position. I’m confident Dawn will represent Michiganders well.”

“Dawn Ison’s confirmation is great news for Michigan. I’m confident in her ability to serve the people of Michigan, and I know she will continue her excellent work as U.S. Attorney,” said Senator Stabenow.

On November 12, President Biden nominated Dawn Ison to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District.

Dawn N. Ison is an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, where she has served since 2002. From 2010 to 2014, Ms. Ison served as the Chief of the Drug Enforcement Task Force Unit of the office. From 1990 to 2002, she was an attorney in private practice where she focused on criminal matters as well as a range of civil matters. Ms. Ison served as a Prehearing Attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1989 to 1990. Ms. Ison received her J.D. from Wayne State University Law School in 1989 and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Spelman College in 1986.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has jurisdiction over federal criminal and civil cases in Michigan’s eastern Lower Peninsula with courts located in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Bay City, Flint and Port Huron.

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