Over the weekend, a 13-person selection committee interviewed candidates for two plum federal law enforcement posts in Oregon: U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal.
The U.S. Attorney’s spot in particular is a high-profile position and highly desirable. Going into the weekend, many insiders speculated that Dwight Holton, an assistant U.S. Attorney was likely to be one of three finalists. The son of a former Virginia governor and the brother-in-law of current Virginia governor and Democratic National Committee boss Tim Kaine, Holton is connected, as well as being a well-regarded prosecutor.
But the list of three finalists released today by the offices of Oregon’s two Democratic senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, did not include Holton. The three finalists are Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis, whose strong law-and-order stance sometimes draws fire from liberals and seemed to make him a long shot for the job; Amanda Marshall, a McMinnville resident who is the assistant attorney in charge of the Oregon Department of Justice’s child advocacy section; and acting U.S. Attorney Kent Robinson, who has been a federal prosecutor for 29 years.
For the U.S. Marshal job, the finalists are Lane County Sheriff Russell Burger; James Ferraris, a Portland Police Bureau Commander; Gerald Gregg, a retired Oregon State Police Captain; and former Gresham Police Chief Carla Piluso.
Deschutes County District Attorney Mike Dugan was chairman of the selection committee. Wyden and Merkley will now forward the finalists chosen by the committee to the White House.
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The finalists are Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis, whose strong law-and-order stance sometimes draws fire from liberals and seemed to make him a long shot for the job;
Sometime draws fire from liberals for his strong stance on law and order???
HELLO..Anyone in their right mind have a problem with that? YES. Multhnomah county, SAM Adams…Randy Leonard, and 95 PERCENT of the frikking left who live here..just sick.
If this process if FAIR Ferraris or Burger will be the next Marshal. PILUSO?! She’s on that list for appeasement, and BO would be making a big mistake putting her in such a professional position. Its pathetic she and Vera Poole were even considered.
Again WWeek’s insiders are smoking the wrong things they are speculating about politics. It’s should be about investigative reporting, not insider PR talk. THAT, should be left to the professionals at the Oregonian.
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