Capitol Beat News Service

ATLANTA - A former district attorney in the state court system was sworn in Monday as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Margaret "Meg" Heap to the post effective Monday. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the federal courthouse in Augusta

"I am incredibly honored to serve as the United States attorney for the Southern District of Georgia," Heap said in a prepared statement. "I look forward to working with our partners in law enforcement to make this a safer place to live and raise our children."

Heap began her legal career in 1986 as a volunteer coordinator and victim advocate with the Chatham County District Attorney's Victim-Witness Assistance Program. After earning a doctorate in law from Mercer Uni

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