James M. Cole

James Michael Cole ( born 2 May 1952 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American lawyer, the deputy since 3 January 2011 Minister of Justice ( Deputy U.S. Attorney General ).

Life

After schooling Cole studied at the University of Colorado Boulder and acquired in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). A subsequent post-graduate studies in law at Hastings College of the Law University of California, he graduated in 1979 with a Juris Doctor ( JD ) from.

Cole first appeared in 1979 in the U.S. Justice Department and was there 13 years, first as a trial attorney in the Department of Criminal Law ( Criminal Division ) and later as deputy head of the local sub-department for disciplinary law. There he dealt with investigations and accusations of corruption cases against employees of public administration, where for several important processes, such as against a judge of a U.S. District Court, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a U.S. Attorney.

After retiring from the Ministry of Justice, he joined in 1992 as an attorney in a law firm, and was last 1995-2010 partner of the law firm Bryan Cave LLP, where he specialized in particular to methods of economic crime. In addition, he worked for a large insurance company as an independent observer in court proceedings, thereby to establish quality programs and procedures to review and to ensure that laws and regulations are complied with. In addition, he advised various companies on issues of securities statutes and criminal proceedings.

During this time, Cole was also Special Advisor to the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics Standards ( U.S. House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct ). In this role, he led an investigation into allegations that the Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich improperly tax-exempt funds for partisan political purposes and the Committee had provided false information during its investigation. Cole's study led to the adoption of a resolution, which was carried by an overwhelming majority of the entire U.S. Congress. In addition, there was a formal reprimand to Gingrich and the requirement of fines.

While working as a lawyer Cole was also a lecturer at the Law Center at Georgetown University, where he gave lectures on public corruption and legal ethics. He also worked as a lecturer at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and was active as Chairman of the Committee on Economic Crime Unit of the American Bar Association ( ABA) and as chairman of the criminal law section of this organization.

On 29 December 2010 he was appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama as the successor of David W. Ogden as Deputy U.S. Attorney General ( Deputy U.S. Attorney General ) appointed and confirmed in this office on 28 June 2011, by the U.S. Senate with 55 to 42.