H. Marshall Jarrett
H. Marshall Jarrett | |
|---|---|
 Jarrett c. 2010 | |
| Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys | |
| In office April 2009 – March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth E. Melson |
| Succeeded by | Monty Wilkinson |
| Director of the Office of Professional Responsibility | |
| In office May 1998 – April 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Shaheen |
| Succeeded by | Robin Ashton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 or 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Education | West Virginia University West Virginia University College of Law |
H. Marshall Jarrett (born 1944 or 1945) is an American government official and lawyer who served as chief counsel and director of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) from 1998 to 2009 and as director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) from 2009 to 2014.
Early life and education[edit]
Jarrett was born in 1944 or 1945.[1]
He graduated West Virginia University and the West Virginia University College of Law.[2]
Career[edit]
In 1975, Jarrett began his career in government service when he joined the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of West Virginia as a trial attorney, where he later became chief of the office's criminal division and first assistant U.S. Attorney.[3][1]
He then briefly served as deputy director of the Enforcement Division of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission before joining DOJ's Public Integrity Section in 1980.[3]
While in the Public Integrity Section, Jarrett prosecuted the chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party for insurance mail fraud,[4] a Mississippi sheriff for drug trafficking, and CIA agents for theft of government funds.[1]
In 1988, Jarrett became chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's office for the District of Columbia under U.S. Attorney Jay B. Stephens. There he supervised the prosecutions of drug trafficker Rayful Edmond, U.S. Representative Dan Rostenkowski, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, as well as a group of twelve corrupt D.C. Metropolitan Police officers.[1]
In July 1997, Jarrett became an associate deputy attorney general.[3]
On May 21, 1998, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno announced Jarrett's appointment as the chief counsel and director of DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).[1]
While heading OPR, Jarrett sought to investigate DOJ's approval for the National Security Agency's domestic wiretapping program in 2006, but requisite security clearances were denied by the Bush administration.[5]
On February 22, 2008, Jarrett announced an investigation of DOJ legal memoranda by John Yoo, Jay Bybee, Steven G. Bradbury, and others justifying waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques.[6] On February 19, 2010, Associate Deputy Attorney General David Margolis issued a memorandum for the attorney general in which he refused both to adopt the OPR's findings of misconduct and to authorize the OPR to recommend to state bar authorities disciplinary actions against Yoo and Bybee.[7]
On April 8, 2009, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Jarrett to head the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA).[8]
Jarrett retired from his post at EOUSA on March 31, 2014.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Lardner Jr., George (May 22, 1998). "Career Prosecutor Named Justice's Internal Watchdog". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Meet the Director". United States Department of Justice. Archived from the original on November 19, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c "H. Marshall Jarrett appointed to head Office of Professional Responsibility" (Press release). United States Department of Justice. May 21, 1998. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Report to Congress on the Activities and Operations of the Public Integrity Section for 1981 (Report). Public Integrity Section. April 1982. p. 8. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Joel (July 18, 2006). "Gonzales: Bush Blocked Wiretap Probe". CBS News. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Shane, Scott (February 23, 2008). "Waterboarding Focus of Inquiry by Justice Dept". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Margolis, David (January 5, 2010). "Memorandum for the Attorney General" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011 – via United States House Committee on the Judiciary.
- ^ "Attorney General Eric Holder Names New Leadership for ATF, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, and Office of Professional Responsibility" (Press release). United States Department of Justice. April 8, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Attorney General Holder Announces H. Marshall Jarrett to Retire from Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys; Monty Wilkinson Named as Successor" (Press release). United States Department of Justice. March 28, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2024.