By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A senior Justice Department lawyer who has been a key proponent of President Obama’s initiatives has been named to the department’s No. 3 post, becoming the highest-ranking openly gay official to ever serve the department, the New York Times reports. Stuart F. Delery is replacing Tony West, who announced his departure…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Wall Street won’t be sad to see Tony West go. The highest-ranking prosecutor who gained more than $30 billion in settlements from Wall Street banks plans to leave the public sector, the New York Times reports. West, who is the No. 3 Justice Department officials, plans to leave Sept. 15. The…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DOJ’s third-highest official is traveling to the Dakotas to for a hearing on the impact of violence on Native Americans and their children, the Associated Press reports. “One of the reasons why it’s important for me to go to Indian country periodically is to remind myself that people living there do…
As expected, the Senate gave the nod to the latest Justice Department appointees. By Mary Jacoby Main Justice WASHINGTON — After minimal debate, the Senate this evening quickly confirmed Lanny Breuer as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division; Tony West as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, and Christine Varney as Assistant Attorney…
By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Lanny Breuer, who represented N.Y. Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens in a Congressional probe last year, has been named the chief of the Justice Department’s criminal division by President Obama, FederalTimes.com reported. Breuer, a partner at Covington & Burling in Washington is from the same firm as Atty. Gen. nominee…
