The leading candidate for the San Antonio-based district has withdrawn his name from consideration after waiting nearly a year for a nomination.
Jim Jacks has run the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Northern District of Texas since January 2009 when Bush appointee Richard Roper resigned.
President Barack Obama is expected to nominate a candidate for the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas soon.
BEST FCPA LAWYERS PRACTICE GROUP OF THE YEAR. Main Justice held an awards luncheon in Washington, D.C., to honor top firms in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act arena. This video shows announcement of the finalists and winner in the Practice Group of the Year category.
“It ought to be a lesson to people who work on the Hill that when you’re pushing things too far you give up the only power you really have." -- Former DOJ Public Affairs Director Matt Miller on how congressional Republicans lost power over Eric Holder.
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