[2][3] Luger received his Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from Amherst College in 1981 and his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1985.

[4] Luger worked in private practice at the law firm Townley & Updike from 1985 to 1987 and Stillman, Friedman & Shaw from 1987 to 1989.

[4] On November 13, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Luger to serve as the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota.

[8] On November 12, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Luger to serve as the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota.

[10] On January 13, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a voice vote, with Senators Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and Marsha Blackburn voting nay.