Quick Info
| Profession | Attorney and U.S. Attorney |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 22/05/1987 |
| Age | 39 years |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Latest News about Aaron Reitz
09/07/2026
Reitz was sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, the chief federal prosecutor for a district covering 43 counties from Houston to the Rio Grande Valley. Judges in the district appointed him, allowing him to take the post without Senate confirmation. He had earlier left his role at the Justice Department to run in the 2026 Republican primary for Texas Attorney General.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Aaron Francis Reitz is an American lawyer who has held federal and Texas state legal posts, including leading the Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy in 2025 and serving as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas from July 2026. |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| Law School | University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2017) |
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| Undergraduate | Texas A&M University (B.S.) |
Personal Life
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Military Service | Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, holding the rank of Major |
Relationships & More
| Spouse | Meredith Reitz |
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Family
| Spouse | Meredith Reitz |
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Career
| Military | Marine Corps Reserve officer; deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan |
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| Legal Clerkship | Law clerk to Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock |
| Texas Attorney General's Office | Deputy Attorney General for Legal Strategy under Ken Paxton, 2020 to 2023 |
| Congressional Staff | Chief of Staff to Senator Ted Cruz |
| U.S. Department of Justice | Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, March 2025 to June 2025 |
| Private Practice | Hance Scarborough, LLP |
| Political Campaigns | Ran in the 2026 Republican primary for Texas Attorney General and finished fourth; ran unsuccessfully in 2020 as well |
| Current Role | U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, sworn in July 2026 |
| Bracewell LLP | Associate attorney in Houston, 2017 to 2018 |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. He and his wife met in high school. | |
| 2. In 2021, as a Texas deputy attorney general, he publicly criticized gymnast Simone Biles over her withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics, a remark widely criticized, including by Ken Paxton. | |
| 3. He was appointed U.S. Attorney by the district's judges, which allows him to serve without Senate confirmation. |
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