Forum: U.S. Attorney Joshua D. Hurwit

From domestic terrorism to wire fraud, Idaho’s New U.S. Attorney tackles the tough cases.

On June 15, 2022, Joshua D. Hurwit was sworn in as the 32nd presidentially-appointed United States Attorney for the District of Idaho after having been nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the United States Senate. Mr. Hurwit joined the Office in 2012 as an Assistant United States Attorney. He has investigated and prosecuted financial crimes, public corruption cases, environmental crimes, cases brought under the RICO Act, and drug and firearms offenses. When he initially joined the office, he served in the civil division, handling environmental litigation and enforcement actions on behalf of the United States.  In 2015, Mr. Hurwit received the Director’s Award for Excellence by a Litigative Team for his work as part of the team that successfully prosecuted United States v. Swenson et al., the securities and wire fraud case arising from the collapse of DBSI, Inc.

Join City Club of Boise for a forum with Mr. Hurwit on Wednesday, September 28th 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Where: The Grove Hotel, 245 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID 83702

Ballroom 2nd floor

Speaker Biography: 

Joshua Hurwit grew up in Eugene, Oregon, and graduated from Stanford University in 2002. Before attending law school, Mr. Hurwit worked for a fair housing organization in the Bay Area. Mr. Hurwit graduated from Harvard Law School in 2006. He then clerked for U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the Southern District of New York and worked at national law firms before joining the United States Attorney’s Office in Idaho. 

Mr. Hurwit has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Idaho College of Law, has volunteered his time speaking to high school students about the criminal justice system, and has served on the boards of a local non-profits.

Thanks to Perkins Coie LLP and Gardner Group for sponsoring this forum.

Speaker: Joshua D. Hurwit

Forum Chair: Ryan Hill

Forum Moderator: Kâren Sander

City Club thanks our Premier Sponsor, Northwest Nazarene University and the NNU School of Business and our Annual sponsor, University of Idaho. The 2022 Forum Series is sponsored by AARP of Idaho, Bank of Idaho, Echelon Group, Idaho Humanities Council, Optum, PacificSource Health Plans, and Small Mine Development. We are pleased to welcome university students to attend our events thanks to our University partners Boise State University, Northwest Nazarene University, and University of Idaho. Our media partners include Boise State Public Radio, Idaho Public Television, and the Idaho Statesman.

If you have any questions, call 208-364-4614 and staff can assist you.