Brady takes oath of office as new U.S. prosecutor

He will head Pa.’s Western District

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Scott Brady has officially become the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti administered the oath of office Friday morning in a brief ceremony in her courtroom attended by Mr. Brady’s family and friends from the U.S. attorney’s office and the legal community.

His five sons joined the judge on the bench as he recited the oath.

Mr. Brady was nominated three months ago by President Donald Trump, and the Senate confirmed his appointment last week.

U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Bob Casey, D-Pa., both supported Mr. Brady’s nomination.

He replaces David Hickton, who stepped down a year ago after Mr. Trump was elected.

Acting U.S. Attorney Soo Song, who attended the ceremony with other members of the staff, will return to her role as first assistant.

The Western District has jurisdiction over 25 Pennsylvania counties and has federal courthouses in Erie, Johnstown and Pittsburgh.

Mr. Brady, 48, of Ohio Township, was an assistant U.S. attorney in Pittsburgh from 20042010, prosecuting white collar crime, violent crime and drug trafficking offenses. He was a clerk for Judge Thomas Hardiman in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Brady also served as an associate for Jones Day and Reed Smith LLP, where his practice focused on multi-district litigation, white-collar criminal matters and internal investigations.

He graduated from Harvard University and Penn State University’s law school, and was an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh’s law school.

Before law school, Mr. Brady worked in emergency relief and development in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.