Waterman and Gannon Nominated for U.S. Attorney Positions in Iowa

WASHINGTON – Iowans David C. Waterman and Matthew L. Gannon were nominated today by President Joe Biden to be the U.S. Attorneys for the Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa, respectively. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) endorsed their nominations last year.

“After a collaborative process with the White House Counsel’s Office, I was pleased to endorse Mr. Waterman and Mr. Gannon’s nomination to the U.S. Attorney posts for Iowa’s Southern and Northern Districts. I am confident both of these highly qualified individuals will faithfully serve the people of Iowa and I urge my colleagues to move the nominations forward without delay,” Grassley said. 

“I am proud to recognize the nominations of Iowans David Waterman and Matthew Gannon to serve as the U.S. Attorneys for Iowa’s Southern and Northern Districts. Their dedicated careers have qualified them to serve our nation and great state, and I look forward to their nominations advancing,” Ernst said.

Waterman is a fifth-generation attorney at Lane & Waterman LLP in Davenport. Throughout his career, he has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Appellate and Criminal Divisions of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. Prior to serving as an AUSA, Waterman gained federal court experience serving as a law clerk for Judge Michael J. Melloy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit from 2015 to 2016, Judge Mark W. Bennett on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa from 2014 to 2015, and Judge John A. Jarvey on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa from 2013 to 2014.

Gannon served as the First Assistant Attorney General for the Iowa Department of Justice under former Attorney General Tom Miller. Immediately prior, he served as the Assistant Attorney General for over a decade. As an associate at Arnold & Porter in the early 2000s, Gannon represented clients before the Federal Election Commission and various state authorities. Gannon received his J.D., with High Honors, from the University of Iowa College of Law. 

Both nominations will be sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee will thoroughly vet and consider the nominations and bring its recommendation to the full Senate. The Senate will then vote on the nominations. 

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