Senate Confirms United States Attorney

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Timothy A. Garrison has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.

“I am honored to be confirmed as the United States Attorney and I look forward to serving the residents of Missouri,” said Garrison. “As a federal prosecutor, I have had the privilege of working with some of the best federal, state and local law enforcement officers in the country. As U.S. Attorney, I will continue to collaborate with our law enforcement partners to fulfill the mission of the Department of Justice.”

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday, April 26, 2018, by unanimous consent to confirm Garrison’s nomination. Garrison has been serving as the interim U.S. Attorney since his appointment by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Jan. 3, 2018.

Garrison is an eighth generation Missourian, and grew up in Greene County.  He graduated magna cum laude from Drury University with a degree in political science, and holds a Master of Public Administration degree and a law degree from the University of Missouri.

Garrison received his officer’s commission after graduating from Marine Corps Officer Candidates School in 2003, and served as a military prosecutor.  His active duty military career took him to duty stations on the East Coast, West Coast, and Iraq.

In 2007, Garrison left active duty and returned with his family to Missouri, where he served as a federal prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri.  Garrison’s efforts focused on large-scale interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and violent criminals, but also included firearms offenses, tax evasion, sex crimes, and illegal immigration.  He served in the district’s Springfield office until his appointment as United States Attorney.

Since leaving active duty, Garrison has continued to serve in the Marine Corps Reserves.  In 2014, he deployed to Afghanistan’s Helmand Province as the Chief of Operational Law for an eight-nation multinational force.  Garrison is a distinguished graduate of both the Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Warfare School and Command and Staff College.  He currently serves as Deputy Legal Counsel in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.  A lieutenant colonel, Garrison’s personal decorations include the Combat Action Ribbon, the Meritorious Service Medal, two Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medals, and the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

Garrison has received awards from the Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School for excellence in trial advocacy, and from the Missouri Bar Foundation for his appellate advocacy before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.