Trump announces nominee to head FBI
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2017 9:42 am
Trump to nominate former Justice Dept lawyer to lead FBI
http://reuters.com/article/idUSKBN18Y1K2
"........In 1989, Wray graduated cum laude from Yale University, then continued to earn his law degree in 1992 at Yale Law School. While at Yale, Wray was the executive editor of the Yale Law Journal. Wray spent a year clerking for Judge J. Michael Luttig of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.[5] Wray married Helen Garrison Howell in 1989.[4] They have two children and live in Georgia.[5]
Government service
Christopher Wray joined the government in 1997 as an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 2001 he moved to the Justice Department as associate deputy attorney general and principal associate deputy attorney general.[5]
In 2003 President George W. Bush nominated Wray as assistant attorney general in charge of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department.[1] Wray was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. Wray was assistant attorney general from 2003 to 2005 where he worked under James Comey, then the Deputy Attorney General. While heading the Criminal Division, Wray oversaw prominent fraud investigations like Enron.
In 2005, Wray received the Edmund J. Randolph Award, the Department’s highest award for public service and leadership.[1]
Private law practice
Wray joined King & Spalding in 2005 as a litigation partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., and Atlanta offices. He represented several Fortune 100 companies and chaired the King & Spalding Special Matters and Government Investigations Practice Group.[2] During his time at King & Spalding, Wray acted as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's personal attorney during the Bridgegate scandal.[6][5][7] During the scandal, defense attorneys for a pair of Christie's inner circle sought access to Christie's missing cellphone.[8] Two years later, the phone turned up in Wray's possession.[9][7]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_A._Wray
http://reuters.com/article/idUSKBN18Y1K2
"........In 1989, Wray graduated cum laude from Yale University, then continued to earn his law degree in 1992 at Yale Law School. While at Yale, Wray was the executive editor of the Yale Law Journal. Wray spent a year clerking for Judge J. Michael Luttig of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.[5] Wray married Helen Garrison Howell in 1989.[4] They have two children and live in Georgia.[5]
Government service
Christopher Wray joined the government in 1997 as an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 2001 he moved to the Justice Department as associate deputy attorney general and principal associate deputy attorney general.[5]
In 2003 President George W. Bush nominated Wray as assistant attorney general in charge of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department.[1] Wray was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. Wray was assistant attorney general from 2003 to 2005 where he worked under James Comey, then the Deputy Attorney General. While heading the Criminal Division, Wray oversaw prominent fraud investigations like Enron.
In 2005, Wray received the Edmund J. Randolph Award, the Department’s highest award for public service and leadership.[1]
Private law practice
Wray joined King & Spalding in 2005 as a litigation partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., and Atlanta offices. He represented several Fortune 100 companies and chaired the King & Spalding Special Matters and Government Investigations Practice Group.[2] During his time at King & Spalding, Wray acted as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's personal attorney during the Bridgegate scandal.[6][5][7] During the scandal, defense attorneys for a pair of Christie's inner circle sought access to Christie's missing cellphone.[8] Two years later, the phone turned up in Wray's possession.[9][7]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_A._Wray
