It is odd that the department, which was so flippant about firing distinguished prosecutors, has decided to keep her on its payroll.
Tourre, for his part, had seasoned lawyers paid for by Goldman Sachs: Sean Coffey, a former Navy captain and candidate for New York Attorney General, and Pamela Chepiga, a distinguished former federal prosecutor.
I'm honored to be a part of a distinguished team of prosecutors who work on complex legal cases involving potential law-of-war violations.
With great fanfare, Kelly announced that this committee of three distinguished former federal prosecutors would determine whether the department had systemically downgraded crime statistics to make the city appear safer than it actually is.
Apfel, who is fifty-one, hadistinguishedshed career as a federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, where in 1997 he won the John Marshall Award, the Justice Department's highest award for trial work.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) had questioned Yates about her decision during an unrelated hearing on Monday, saying he voted for her because of her "distinguished" career as a federal prosecutor but found it "enormously disappointing" that she "vetoed" the Office of Legal Counsel.
He is also a distinguished criminal attorney, experienced both as prosecutor and defender, now partner in a great Chicago firm.
(The city noted in its letter that "Mr. Morgenthau has had a long and unquestionably distinguished career as one of the great prosecutors of this country").
A distinguished group of 22 former judges and prosecutors has urged Governor Perry to grant a reprieve while the investigation goes on.
"I am confident," Mr. Hatch said, "that Mr. Mueller's distinguished history of public service as a federal prosecutor has equipped him with the experience and judgment necessary to provide the F.B.I. with the dynamic leadership it requires".
