Aaron L. Weisman, a Brandeis alumnus, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by voice vote to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Rhode Island on Wednesday, Jan. 2.

Weisman will replace acting U.S. Attorney Stephen Dambruch, who has led the office in Rhode Island temporarily but who stepped down on Jan. 2 after being appointed as the Criminal Division Chief of the Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General, according to an article published by the Warwick Post.

He was succeed by U.S. Attorney Richard B. Myrus, who held the position for a day before Weisman was confirmed.

Prior to this appointment, Weisman served as an Assistant Attorney General and the Chief of Rhode Island Attorney General’s criminal appeals unit, according to the United States Attorney’s Office District of Rhode Island. He has held the position since January 1993 and has worked under four different attorney generals.

He has previously appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court to defend Rhode Island’s interest in the “finality of its criminal convictions.” Weisman helped to ensure that any disputes that may have arisen in the trial reached a resolution, without the possibility of additional appeals.

Weisman also oversaw the Rhode Island Attorney General’s post-conviction relief unit. There he ensured the “just and orderly processing of collateral attacks on felony judgments of conviction,” said the U.S. Attorney’s office. This unit made sure that any attacks on the convictions of felonies were processed, and handled, accordingly.

President Donald Trump announced the “Eighteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Eighteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees and Thirteenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees” on Oct. 10 on the White House’s official website. Weisman was among the 16 people that President Trump nominated for various positions.

When this announcement was released, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, who represent Rhode Island, issued a statement in support of President Trump’s nomination. The statement said Weisman is “dedicated, well-respected and has a record of exemplary service in the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office. We are confident he will do an effective job serving and protecting the people of Rhode Island.”

Senator Reed and Whitehouse both voiced their confidence in Weisman’s leadership. “Mr. Weisman has the experience to effectively lead the U.S. Attorney’s office for Rhode Island,” Reed said in an official statement. “I am confident that he will provide strong, steady leadership in this role.”

Whitehouse also spoke highly of Weisman. “Mr. Weisman’s record at the Attorney General’s office is exemplary; his personality is caring and thoughtful; I enjoyed working with him; and I am confident he will serve the people of Rhode Island with distinction as our U.S. Attorney,” Whitehouse said in his statement.

Weisman will serve a four-year term as U.S. Attorney once he is sworn in.

Before his appointment as a special assistant attorney general, Weisman worked at Jones Associates, which is a Providence-based law firm that specializes in appellate practice. He received his Juris Doctorate from Cardozo School of Law in New York City, N.Y. and received his B.A. from Brandeis.