Mark Filip
Mark Filip | |
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United States Attorney General | |
Acting January 20, 2009 – February 3, 2009 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Michael Mukasey |
Succeeded by | Eric Holder |
33rd United States Deputy Attorney General | |
In office March 10, 2008 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Paul McNulty |
Succeeded by | David W. Ogden |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
In office February 8, 2004 – March 9, 2008 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Harry Leinenweber |
Succeeded by | Sharon Johnson Coleman |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Robert Filip June 1, 1966 ) |
Mark Robert Filip (born June 1, 1966) is an American lawyer specializing in class action and white collar criminal and regulatory defense. Formerly a partner at
Early life and education
Born in
After law school, Filip served as a law clerk to the Judge Stephen F. Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit[2] from 1992 until 1993 and then for Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court from 1993 until 1994.[2][5]
Professional career
Filip worked in private legal practice as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis from 1994 until 1995.[6] He then worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago from 1995 to 1999.[5] In that position he prosecuted cases in the trial and appellate courts involving a variety of offenses—including violent crimes, political, judicial, and police corruption, health care fraud, and international narcotics trafficking.[2] While an AUSA, Filip received a Department of Justice Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.[2]
Following his service at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Filip was a partner in the Chicago office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom from 1999 until 2004.[2][5] There, he practiced in a variety of areas of civil law and criminal law, and also had a number of pro bono cases, including several cases representing indigent defendants in connection with the Federal Defender's Office in Chicago.[2] Filip now is a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis.
Federal judicial service
On April 28, 2003, Filip was nominated by President Bush to be a United States District Court judge for the
Deputy attorney general and acting attorney general
Filip was unanimously confirmed by the
See also
References
- ^ "Kirkland & Ellis LLP > Filip, P.C., Mark". www.kirkland.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Acting Attorney General Mark Filip." United States Department of Justice. 20 January 2009. (Archived by WebCite at)
- ^ a b Staff reporter (2009-01-15). "Obama asks U.S. Attorneys to stay 'for the time being'". CNN Political Ticker. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
In addition, Obama's transition team has asked current Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip, also a Bush appointee, to serve as Acting Attorney General replacing outgoing Attorney General Michael Mukasey.
) - ^ a b c Staff reporter (2009-01-21). "Bush Appointees Holding Down the Fort While Obama Nominees Await Confirmation". FOX News. Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
While Holder waits for his confirmation, Bush appointee Mark Filip is acting attorney general. A former U.S. District Court judge in Illinois, the native Chicagoan holds a law degree from Harvard and was a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. Holder was supposed to have faced a confirmation vote on Wednesday, but scheduling conflicts necessitated a delay in the Senate.
- ^ a b c d e "Filip, Mark R. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "WTOP: Washington, DC's Top News, Traffic, and Weather". WTOP.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Mark R. Filip, of Illinois, To Be U. S. District Judge)". Senate.gov. February 4, 2004. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Filip, Mark (August 28, 2008). "Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations" (PDF). U. S. Department of Justice Office of the Deputy Attorney General Memorandum. p. 1.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Staff reporter (2009-02-03). "Obama attorney-general confirmed". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
President Barack Obama's choice for attorney-general, Eric Holder, has been confirmed in the post by the US Senate.
- ^ Staff (n.d.). "USDOJ: Office of the Attorney General". US Department of Justice. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
Eric H. Holder Jr. was sworn in as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States on February 3, 2009 by Vice-President Joe Biden. President Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Mr. Holder on December 1, 2008.
External links
This article incorporates
- Mark Filip at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Kirkland biography
- Presidential Nomination: Mark Robert Filip
- Appearances on C-SPAN