Michael J. Heyman has been appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. His appointment was made on February 28, 2025, and he was sworn in by U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess on March 3, 2025. Heyman will serve on an interim basis for a period of 120 days or until a Presidential nominee is confirmed by the Senate.
Heyman brings with him 24 years of legal experience. He began his career with the Justice Department as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of California in 2012, where he worked on cases involving international narcotics trafficking, human trafficking, firearms, money laundering, immigration, and public corruption. His experience also includes serving as a Resident Legal Advisor at U.S Embassies in Kathmandu, Nepal, and Colombo, Sri Lanka.
In 2020, Heyman joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Alaska focusing on complex financial crimes and was awarded the U.S. Department of Justice Director’s Award in 2023 for his prosecutorial work.
Before his time at the Justice Department, Heyman was a partner at K&L Gates LLP specializing in commercial litigation and insolvency law and served as a law clerk in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
Heyman holds a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of California, Irvine.
Expressing his enthusiasm about his new role, Heyman stated: “I am thrilled and humbled to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Alaska. It is the honor of a lifetime to act as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the district alongside our exceptional local, state and federal law enforcement partners,” adding that there is "a tremendous amount of work to be done" while looking forward to implementing new administration priorities.