By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Sally Quillian Yates, a U.S. attorney from Georgia, is expected to be the Obama administration’s choice for deputy attorney general, the Washington Post reports, citing U.S. officials.
The deputy attorney general position is the second-highest-ranking post in the Justice Department and is in charge of day-to-day operations.
When Yates became the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia in 2010, she became the first woman to serve in that position.
If all goes as planned, Yates would replace outgoing Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole, who is leaving the post in January for a job in the private sector.
