Loretta Lynch/law firm photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — With still plenty slots to fill nationwide, President Obama on Wednesday nominated lawyers for U.S. Attorney posts in Louisiana, West Virginia, Kentucky and New York, the website Main Justice reported. The nominees, according to Main Justice, include Stephanie Finley for the Western District of Louisiana; …
At this point, there may be far more Bush holdovers serving as U.S. Attorneys than there were during the Clinton regime. Still, the current selection process for U.S. Attorneys remains, in most instances, very political and partisan. Too bad. It would be nice, and better for the sake of justice, if that weren’t the case….
It’s not everyday the FBI gets a positive evaluation from an outside organization. The FBI should be happy with this one. By Joe Palazzolo Main Justice WASHINGTON — U.S. attorneys are accepting more FBI referrals for prosecution, convictions are up, and prison sentences are increasing, according to a report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse….
The mad race for the 3 U.S. Attorney posts in Pennsylvania seems to be kicking into high gear, particularly for the post in Philadelphia. We’d like to think that the selection process isn’t political. Then again, we’d like to think, well, a lot of things. By Emilie Lounsberry and Tom Infield Philadelphia Inquirer The search…
Remember these two? They may be in jail right now for their previous tax evasion convictions, but the government wants them there for much longer. By The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. – A retired exterminator and his dentist wife held hands and talked in court Tuesday as a prosecutor called them dangerous anti-government radicals and…
Paul Fishman for N.J. U.S. Atty. Well, it’s a start. There’s a lot more to come. By Farhan Daredia Main Justice WASHINGTON — After a slow start, President Obama announced his first batch of U.S. Attorneys nominations on Friday. Notable among them is Joyce Vance for the Northern District of Alabama, who will replace the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The long awaited replacement of U.S. Attorneys around the country could begin soon. We’ll see how bi-partisan the selections are. Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that Atty. Gen Eric Holder told the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday: “I expect that we’ll have an announcement in the next couple of…
