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Deputy Attorney General - James Cole

President Obama nominated James Cole to be the Deputy Attorney General on May 24, 2010. A hearing to consider the nomination was held on June 15, 2010.  An archived webcast is available.  icon_webcastOn July 20, 2010, the Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the Senate.

Committee Questionnaire

  • Question 12A - Books, Articles, Reports, Letters to the Editor, Editorial Pieces, Other Published Material
  • Question 12B - Reports, Memoranda, Policy Statements
  • Question 12C - Testimony, Official Statements, Other Communications Relating to Matters of Public Policy or Legal Interpretation
  • Question 12D - Speeches, Talks, Commencement Speeches, Remarks, Lectures, Panel Discussions, Conferences, Political Speeches, Question-and-Answer Sessions
    • Audio Recordings Filed with the Committee, available upon request
      • May 8, 2009 - Panelist, "Internal Investigation in the Era of Global Business," ABA National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations and In-House Counsel
      • April 3, 2009 - Panel Moderator, "Substantive Criminal Law and Public Corruption," ABA Criminal Justice Section Spring Meeting
      • March 6, 2008 - Panelist, "Congressional Investigations: An Inside Look at a Unique Forum," ABA White Collar Institute
      • November 2, 2007 - Panelist, "Implementing Plea Agreements," ABA Criminal Justice Section Fall Conference
      • March 1, 2002 - Panelist, "Grand Jury Reform," ABA White Collar Institute
      • March 9, 2001 - "Negotiating Consent Decrees with ODTC and BXA," ABA White Collar Institute
      • February 15, 2001 - "Legal Issues in the Trial of Edwin Edwards," ABA Gaming Enforcement Conference
      • March 5, 1999 - "Avoiding Indictment - In the Trenches," ABA White Collar Institute
  • Question 12E - Interviews

Responses to Questions Submitted for the Record

Letters Received in Connection with the Nomination

David W. Ogden confirmation materials are available here.
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Did You Know?  The U.S. Courts of Appeals were the first federal courts designed exclusively to hear cases on appeal from trial courts.  In an effort to relieve the caseload burden in the Supreme Court, and to handle a dramatic increase in federal filings, Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1891, establishing nine courts of appeals, one for each judicial circuit.

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