U.S. attorney for Connecticut named attorney general's chief of staff

[BuyingThyme]

U.S. attorney for Connecticut named attorney general's chief of staff

Posted Apr. 10, 2007
2:00PM

(New Haven-AP) _ Kevin O'Connor, Connecticut's top federal prosecutor, was named chief of staff to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales today.

Gonzalez has been under fire for weeks for the firings of federal prosecutors. O'Connor, who will start April 26th. Chuck Rosenberg will return, as planned, to the Eastern District of Virginia where he serves as the U.S. Attorney, following six weeks as the departments interim chief of staff.

O'Connor was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2002.

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http://www.wtnh.com/global/story.asp?s=6350178

[barb162]

1. link?

[BuyingThyme]

2. Oh, yeah. Link:

http://www.wtnh.com/global/story.asp?s=6350178

[barb162]

4. Here's his background

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ct/usattorney.html

[BuyingThyme]

3. Bio:

Kevin J. O'Connor
United States Attorney
District of Connecticut


Kevin J. O'Connor was appointed by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate as Connecticut's 48th United States Attorney in 2002. Mr. O'Connor also currently serves as an Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States.

Prior to his appointment as United States Attorney, Mr. O'Connor was a partner in the law firm of Day, Berry & Howard in Hartford, Connecticut. Mr. O'Connor also served as Corporation Counsel for the Town of West Hartford, Connecticut from 1999 to 2001.

From 1995 to 1997, Mr. O'Connor served as Staff Attorney and Senior Counsel in the Division of Enforcement of the United States Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. O'Connor was a litigation associate with the law firm of Cahill Gordon & Reindel in New York City. From 1992 to 1993, Mr. O'Connor served as a law clerk to the Honorable William H. Timbers of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Mr. O'Connor is a 1992 graduate, with high honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law and a 1989 graduate, with honors, from the University of Notre Dame.

Mr. O'Connor currently serves as an Instructor at the University of Connecticut School of Law and previously served as an Adjunct Professor at the National Law Center at George Washington University.

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ct/usattorney.html

[barb162]

6. you beat me to it!

He seems okay on the education side

[BuyingThyme]

7. I'd bet they got to him at George Washington University.

[Lerkfish]

5. here he is

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ct/usattorney.html

[Jack Rabbit]

8. Gonzo appointed a new chief of staff. That begs the question . . .

How crooked or incompetent is he?

[barb162]

9. Let's hope he is our new Eliot Spitzer

Wouldn't that be nice?

[Jack Rabbit]

10. That would be very nice

Unfortunately, there are very few high ranking members of the Bush regime who are not crooked or incompetent.

[VWolf]

11. Keep your bags packed, Kevin

You might also want to keep your resume updated

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

12. Just heard on local NPR station that he is not giving

up the CT job. Will re-assess in 4-6 months Smart cookie, eh ?

<snip> Mr. O'Connor will remain the U.S. Attorney for the District of
Connecticut. After four to six months, he and the Attorney General will
determine whether he continues to hold both positions. <snip>

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-10-2007/0004562812&EDATE=

[bobthedrummer]

13. kick