Acting U. S. attorney for Middle District of Georgia named Leary is the acting attorney. (Source: D.O.J.) By Dave Miller | December 14, 2020 at 3:28 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 3:28 PM MACON, Ga. (WALB) - Peter D. Leary has been named as the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, Leary previously served as the first assistant U.S. attorney since 2018. He has served the citizens of the Middle District of Georgia as a prosecutor since 2012. Since joining the United States Attorneyâs Office (USAO), he has worked as the officeâs AntiTerrorism Advisory Council (ATAC) coordinator, its computer hacking and intellectual property (CHIP) prosecutor and as the first assistant U.S. attorney.