{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-warren-and-markey-convene-bipartisan-advisory-committee-on-nomination-of-united-states-attorney-for-the-district-of-massachusetts", "Senators Warren and Markey Convene Bipartisan Advisory Committee on Nomination of United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts", "2020-12-16", "2020", "2020-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MA", "Elizabeth Warren", "W000817", "www.warren.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 16, 2020\n\t\t\t Senators Warren and Markey Convene Bipartisan Advisory Committee on Nomination of United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, DC -United States SenatorsElizabeth\r\nWarren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced they will\r\nconvene a bipartisan advisory committee to review and provide recommendations\r\non U.S. Attorney candidates for the District of Massachusetts. Candidates\r\ninterested in applying for the U.S. Attorneypositionmust submit\r\ntheir applications to the Advisory Committee by December 24, 2020. The Advisory Committee on United States Attorney for the District of\r\nMassachusetts Nominations will solicit, interview, and comment on applications\r\nfor the position of U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, the\r\nstate's top federal law enforcementofficer. The Advisory Committee\r\ncomprises distinguished members of the Massachusetts legal community, including\r\nprominent academics and litigators, and is chaired by\r\nformerU.S.District Court Judge Nancy Gertner. \"The Advisory Committee plays an important role ensuring that a\r\nhighly-qualified, fair-minded, and justice seeking candidate is\r\nappointedasU.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts,\"said\r\nSenators Warren and Markey.\"Welook forward to\r\nreceiving the committee's recommendations.\" Applications for the position will be reviewed byNancy Gertner, former\r\nUnited States District Judge of the United States District Court for the\r\nDistrict of Massachusetts; Elissa Flynn-Poppey, former Deputy Legal Counsel to\r\nGovernor Romney and Executive Director of the Judicial Nominating Commission\r\nfor the Office of the Governor of Massachusetts; Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean\r\noftheBoston University School of Law; Walter Prince, Partner at\r\nPrince Lobel and former president oftheMassachusetts Black Lawyers\r\nAssociation; Georgia Katsoulomitis, Executive Director\r\noftheMassachusetts Law Reform Institute; Jennifer Levi, Professor\r\nof Law at Western New England University School of Law and Director of the Gay\r\nand Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) Transgender Rights Project; and John\r\nPucci, Partner and trial lawyer at Buckley Richardson. Interested candidates may access an application here,\r\nand questions may be directed to Judge Gertner atGertnerCommittee@gmail.com.\r\nApplications must be completed and received by December 24, 2020. ###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-warren-and-markey-convene-bipartisan-advisory-committee-on-nomination-of-united-states-attorney-for-the-district-of-massachusetts"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.853843055665493, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}