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Senate Confirms David Ogden as Deputy Attorney General

By Jeralyn

We now have a Deputy Attorney General. David Ogden was confirmed by the Senate today. The vote was 65-28. This is the #2 slot at Justice and Ogden will be responsible for the day to day running of the department.

Background materials on Ogden are here. Most recently, he served as Obama's DOJ transition team leader.

The radical right really doesn't like him, believing him to be pro-p*rn, pro-gay rights, pro-affirmative action and pro-abortion. On the other hand, PFAW is pleased.

He's certainly qualified. He served in the Clinton Justice Department, including as head of the Civil Rights Division and chief of staff to the Attorney General. He clerked for two Supreme Court Justices and has military law experience, having served as Deputy General Counsel and the Legal Counsel for the Defense department. A Harvard law grad, he was editor of the Law Review. In 2006, he received the National Law Journal Pro Bono Award.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on March 12, 2009 (boomark / email).