01/02/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/02/2025 16:12
Denver - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that United States Attorney Matthew T. Kirsch and Deputy United States Attorney Andrea Wang are resigning their positions effective no later than midnight on January 25, 2025.
"I've been incredibly honored to serve the United States and the people of Colorado through over twenty-five years of work at the Department of Justice. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to work with my colleagues here and to lead this office," said United States Attorney Matt Kirsch. "The office will continue to be led by highly accomplished and experienced attorneys, and I am confident they will carry on the office's long-standing commitment to justice in the District of Colorado."
Mr. Kirsch has accepted the position of First Assistant District Attorney with the Denver District Attorney's Office.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Bishop Grewell will serve as Acting United States Attorney upon the effective date of Mr. Kirsch's resignation. Mr. Grewell joined the Department of Justice in 2010 and has been with the District of Colorado since 2013. He currently serves as Chief of the Appellate Division.
President-Elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate a new United States Attorney for the District of Colorado in the coming months.