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Arizona's Napolitano As Attorney General?

By David Badertscher, PLL

<p><font size="2"><strong>Source: </strong><em>Crime and Justice News, </em>November 10, 2008.</font></p> <p><font size="2">"The big money on the next attorney general is split between two camps: consummate Washington insiders with serious policy credentials and prominent political backers of President-elect Barack Obama, says Politico.com. Politico previously had mentioned Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick as leading candidates. Now, the Web site features Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano. A former U.S. attorney and the state's first female attorney general, the Democrat has the requisite law enforcement experience and would help Obama bring gender balance to his Cabinet." </font></p> <p><font size="2">"Inside-the-Beltway candidates include two former deputy attorneys general under President Bill Clinton: Eric Holder and Jamie Gorelick. Holder, who helped lead Obama's vice presidential search, is a favorite among insiders. A former U.S. attorney, Holder is a respected prosecutor who falls neatly into the role of top cop. Gorelick, a member of the 9/11 Commission, would bring national security credibility. She backed New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. Another name making the rounds is Democratic lawyer Ken Feinberg. Well-respected on both sides of the aisle, Feinberg was tapped by Attorney General John Ashcroft to head the $7-billion fund that compensated the families of those killed or injured in the Sept. 11 attacks. Feinberg worked pro-bono for almost three years to distribute the money. Caveat: eight years ago, the leading AG candidates were said to be then-Govs. Frank Keating of Oklahoma and Marc Racicot of Montana. There was not a mention of the eventual nominee, Ashcroft". </font></p> <p><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=00101V2mU73_SdYAua6Zm-9sgrEWPoy-k2dndJiG15_kByfUcmZ9PxKwXreO43XWwGYFNRI8uLSbWbcsannCxZwLP_QIe3HCSUj0r5vSHZIfmQQNzp-bQ-kHG71PQrmKOXHwRRBM02FwBtMLGwpDB_1AFv-X4dfS-9O" shape="rect" color="#0000FF" target="_blank"><font size="2">Politico.com</font></a></p>

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on November 10, 2008 (boomark / email).