Federal Judiciary

John Malcolm Bales named new U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Texas

By Michael C. Smith

John Malcolm Bales will assume the duties of United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas at 12:01 am on Friday, May 1, 2009.  Bales, 54 of Nacogdoches, has previously served as both First Assistant U.S. Attorney and most recently as Chief of the Criminal Division for the District. As United States Attorney, Bales will direct thousands of federal prosecutions and civil cases in a 43 county area stretching from the Oklahoma border to the Gulf of Mexico. He will oversee a budget of more than $8 million and manage a staff of more than 100, including 50 lawyers in six offices located in Beaumont, Plano, Tyler, Sherman, Texarkana and Lufkin (still none in Marshall). Bales was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder to follow Rebecca Gregory, who has since joined the Texas Attorney General's Office.
Mr. Bales received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.  Prior to becoming an Assistant United States Attorney in February 1989, Bales served as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Bales and his wife, Betsy, have been married for 30 years and are the proud parents of 6 children and 3 grandchildren.

Full post as published by Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice on May 01, 2009 (boomark / email).