Government
Jan. 28, 2015
Few US attorneys plucked from defense bar
The impending nomination of Eileen M. Decker as U.S. attorney for the Central District highlights a longstanding trend in the appointment of prosecutors in California: if you want to be top cop, be a public servant.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The impending nomination of Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Eileen M. Decker as U.S. attorney for the Central District highlights a longstanding trend in the presidential appointment of prosecutors in California: if you want to be top cop, be a public servant.
The one exception to this rule, currently, is the Northern District's U.S. attorney Melinda L. Haag. Haag spent seven years at Orrick, Herrington ...
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