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Panel to Examine the Role of Politics in the Justice Dept.

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | October 22, 2007 - 14:20

“Politics and Justice – Politics at Justice?,” an issue of concern across the political spectrum, is being discussed at the Tuesday, Oct. 23rd Cleveland-Marshall Criminal Justice Forum, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. For some background information,
  • New York Times Topic Links: United States Attorneys
  • Jurist Posts
  • Attorney General – Statutory Authority
  • U.S. Attorneys Mission Statement
  • The first of the series of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings entitled Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys? Senate Hearing 110-161 Feb. 6, 2007, is now available.
  • See LexisNexis for summaries or transcripts of the other related hearings. (password required)
  • The Joint Statement of the Former United States Attorneys Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, March 6, 2007
  • U.S. Attorneys Who Have Served Less than Full Four-year Terms, 1981-2006. CRS Report for Congress, Feb. 22, 2007.

For additional information on Forum Speakers:

James Eisenstein
Political Science Professor Emeritus, Penn State University
BA, Oberlin College; PhD, Yale University
Biographical Information

Loretta E. Lynch
Former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (1999-2001)
Partner, Hogan & Hartson, New York, New York
AB, Harvard College; JD, Harvard Law School
Biographical Information

John Larkin McKay
Former United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington (2001-2006)
Visiting Professor of Law, University of Seattle
BA, University of Washington; JD, Creighton University
Biographical Information

Gregory A. White
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio (2003-present)
BS, Kent State University; JD, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Biographical Information

Geoffrey S. Mearns, Dean, Moderator
Former Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Former First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
BA, Yale College; JD, University of Virginia
Biographical Information

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