Bilal A. Essayli

Bill Essayli is a federal prosecutor currently serving in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, where he holds the title of First Assistant U.S. Attorney and leads a team of approximately 500 lawyers, agents, and staff. A former Republican member of the California State Assembly representing the 63rd District, Essayli was appointed to the federal role by the Trump administration in April 2025. He previously served as a federal prosecutor from 2014 to 2018, where he was part of the team that responded to the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack and prosecuted violent crime, fraud, and white-collar cases. He is the son of Lebanese immigrants and is an alumnus of Cal Poly Pomona and Chapman University School of Law.