John Cruden, the long-time career Deputy Assistant Attorney General with the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, is leaving the Department of Justice to become President of the Environmental Law Institute.
Cruden, known for his “rah, rah” attitude, will depart on June 22, an associate at DOJ said. Ignacia Moreno, Cruden’s boss as the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the ENRD, once told Main Justice that she considered her long-time deputy “Mr. Enforcement.” A past president of the District of Columbia Bar Association, Cruden was credited with making the ENRD a coveted place to work, as Main Justice reported two years ago.
The Environmental Law Institute calls itself “an internationally recognized, non-partisan research and education center working to strengthen environmental protection by improving law and governance worldwide.”
