Judge William Moore swears in Ed Tarver as U.S. Attorney On November 12, 2009, Edward Tarver was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The ceremony took place at the Federal Courthouse in Savannah with Chief U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore presiding. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Tarver was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. He is the first African American to be the chief federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Georgia.

Tarver entered the private practice of law in 1992 as an associate with Hull, Towill, Norman and Barrett (presently Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett and Salley). He became a partner in the firm in 1999, practicing general civil litigation with an emphasis on employment discrimination.

In 2005, Tarver was elected to the Georgia General Assembly as a Senator for District 22. He was re-elected in 2006 and 2008.

Tarver earned his B. A. degree in Political Science from Augusta College (presently Augusta State University) in 1981 and the J.D. degree at the University of Georgia School of Law in 1991. Between college and law school, he served for seven years in the United States Army where he was a Field Artillery Officer and attained the rank of Captain. After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., former Chief Judge of the U. S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia.

Tarver has also served on the Court Advisory Committee for the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia since 2001, and is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia.

He is also an active member of the Augusta Bar Association where he has served on the Executive Committee, the Law Day Committee, and the Admissions Committee. He has presented instructional materials on professionalism across Georgia at State Bar-sponsored Continuing Legal Education seminars.

In addition to his professional involvements, Tarver was Chairman of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Leadership Georgia Foundation, Chairman of the Leadership Augusta Board, President of the Academy of Richmond County Boosters Club, Chairman of the St. John's Towers Advisory Board, President of the Augusta Technical College Board of Directors, President of the East Georgia Easter Seals Society, and a member of the Board of the Episcopal Day School in Augusta.

He was a Director of the Georgia Bank and Trust Company, Pro Assurance (formerly Georgia Lawyers Insurance Company), Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy, and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. He is the recipient of the 1995 Alvin W. Vogtle Volunteer of the Year Award and the 2002 Leadership Augusta Community Service Award. He is a member of Alpha Mu Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Attorney Tarver resides in Augusta with his wife Beverly (the former Beverly Myers). He and his wife are the parents of two children - Edward Jr. (“Eddie”) and Beverly Elizabeth.