Joseph H. Thompson (attorney)

Joseph Thompson
Official portrait, 2025
United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota
Acting
Assumed office
June 2, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byLisa Kirkpatrick
Personal details
BornMinnesota, U.S.
EducationGustavus Adolphus College (BA)
Stanford University (JD)

Joseph H. Thompson is an American lawyer serving since 2025 as the acting United States attorney for the District of Minnesota.[1]

Education

Thompson attended Gustavus Adolphus College and received his Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School.[2]

Career

U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota

On June 2, 2025, President Donald Trump appointed Thompson to be the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota. Thompson previously served as chief of the Fraud & Public Corruption section in the U.S. Attorney's Office, prosecuting fraud against state and federal government programs. Before that, he served as a federal prosecutor in the District of Minnesota.[3]

Thompson succeeded Lisa Kirkpatrick as acting U.S. Attorney, and Andrew M. Luger as U.S. Attorney.

Thompson was serving as U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota during the 2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators.[4] The U.S. Attorney's Office investigated the shootings in partnership with the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, the FBI, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the ATF, Brooklyn Park Police Department, Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County Sherriff’s Office, Champlin Police Department, New Hope Police Department, and the National Security Division's Counterterrorism Section.[5] On June 16, 2025, Thompson led a press conference announcing the apprehension of Vance Luther Boelter in the case.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/president-donald-j-trump-appoints-joseph-h-thompson-acting-united-states-attorney
  2. ^ "Trump appoints Feeding Our Future prosecutor to Acting US Attorney for Minnesota". FOX 9. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  3. ^ "District of Minnesota | President Donald J. Trump Appoints Joseph H. Thompson Acting United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  4. ^ "Minnesota suspect attempted to kill two other state lawmakers, officials say". www.bbc.com. 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  5. ^ "District of Minnesota | After Two-Day Manhunt, Suspect Charged with Shooting Two Minnesota Lawmakers and Their Spouses | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  6. ^ Bailey, Holly; Marley, Patrick; Roebuck, Jeremy (2025-06-16). "Shooting suspect allegedly went to other lawmakers' homes during rampage". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  7. ^ "U.S. attorney delivers statement on Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect". NBC News. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
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