Appearing before a meeting of the Alliance of Concerned Men at the University of the District of Columbia, Attorney General Eric Holder stressed the importance of fathers taking an active role in the lives of their children.
Stories Tagged ‘Eleanor Holmes Norton’
White House Vetting OPR Chief for Federal Judgeship
Mary Patrice Brown, who was tapped to lead the Justice Department’s ethics unit in April, is on track for a nomination to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
D.C. Council Rejects Bid for Local Prosecutor to Replace U.S. Atty.
The council defeated an amendment that would have placed responsibility for prosecuting local crimes in the hands of a local district attorney.
Obama Gives Machen the Nod for U.S. Attorney in D.C.
A partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Machen has specialized in complex civil litigation, white-collar criminal defense and internal corporate investigations.
Does Washington Need a District Attorney?
If Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) gets her way, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia would no longer prosecute local crime in the federal enclave, like burglaries.
Machen One Step Closer to U.S. Attorney Nomination
The Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner was interviewed at the Justice Department earlier this week for the top prosecutor post in the District of Columbia.
Machen Said To Be Leading Candidate for D.C. U.S. Attorney
The Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner and former federal prosecutor will likely be nominated if he passes his background check, The Washington Post reports.
Norton Recommends 3 for D.C. U.S. Attorney
The District of Columbia is the largest and one of the most prestigious prosecuting offices in the country. The selection process has been cloaked in secrecy.
Bromwich Is Candidate for U.S. Attorney in D.C.
Fried Frank partner Michael Bromwich, who served as the Justice Department’s inspector general during the Clinton administration, is among a group of six current and former prosecutors to throw in their hats.
U.S. Attorney Jeff Taylor in D.C. Resigns
Taylor will step down from his post on Friday to lead the fraud section of Ernst & Young. A former Senate Judiciary Committee counsel, he never won Senate confirmation amid questions about his political independence. Taylor was also close friends with a defendant in the Jack Abramoff public corruption scandal.
