Ed Tarver (gov)
The Senate Judiciary Committee today released a questionnaire from Southern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney nominee Ed Tarver (Augusta College, University of Georgia School of Law). If confirmed, Tarver would replace Edmund A. Booth, who resigned Sept. 3.
His vitals:
- Born in Killeen, Texas, in 1959.
- Has been a Georgia state senator since 2005.
- Has been a partner at Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley since 1998. Started working at the firm as an associate in 1992. Was a summer associate there in 1990.
- Clerked for Judge Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia from 1991 to 1992.
- Was a summer law clerk in 1990 for the Office of the United States Trustee in Tallahassee, Fla., an arm of the Justice Department that oversees bankruptcy cases.
- Has tried 14 cases to verdict — seven as sole counsel, four as chief counsel and three as associate counsel. Seventy percent of the trials were jury trials, 30 percent were non-jury trials.
- Was a field artillery officer in the Army from 1982 to 1989. Had the rank of captain when he was honorably discharged.
- Was delegate for the Democratic Party of Georgia last year.
- The National Association of University Women’s Augusta chapter named him the Citizen of the Year in 2008.
Click here for his full questionnaire.
UPDATE: According to his Office of Government Ethics disclosure, Tarver’s salary from Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley is $243,065. In addition, he earns $27,271.75 as a state senator. He also generates $8,250 from director’s fees and income from two insurance companies and a bank. He owns a condo in Atlana valued at between $10,001 and $250,000. Tarver has debt of between $60,004 and $450,000. His debt consists of a loan acquired to purchase stock, credit cards, a mortgage and a line of credit.
On his Senate Judiciary Committee financial disclosure, Tarver reports assets valued at $1,058,400 and liabilities of $681,100, resulting in a net worth of $377,300. He has two properties worth a combined $650,000, which he owes $568,000 on.
