Kudos to Obama on new Pentagon general counsel pick
As my colleague Laura Rozen just reported on The Cable, Jeh Johnson is Obama’s pick for DoD general counsel. It’s a fantastic choice. I worked for Jeh when he was chairman of the Judiciary Committee at the New York City Bar Association, and found him to be nothing less than brilliant, incredibly fair, and an ...
As my colleague Laura Rozen just reported on The Cable, Jeh Johnson is Obama's pick for DoD general counsel. It's a fantastic choice. I worked for Jeh when he was chairman of the Judiciary Committee at the New York City Bar Association, and found him to be nothing less than brilliant, incredibly fair, and an all-around nice guy.
As my colleague Laura Rozen just reported on The Cable, Jeh Johnson is Obama’s pick for DoD general counsel. It’s a fantastic choice. I worked for Jeh when he was chairman of the Judiciary Committee at the New York City Bar Association, and found him to be nothing less than brilliant, incredibly fair, and an all-around nice guy.
Johnson brings a long resume to the job. He spent three years as federal prosecutor, was general counsel for the Air Force under Clinton, and was the first black partner at New York firm Paul, Weiss. He was also special counsel to John Kerry’s campaign in 2004 and served as an advisor and fundraiser to Obama from beginning of Obama’s run.
Johnson “is an exceptional legal mind,” says one former Pentagon intelligence official in an e-mail. Congrats to Johnson. This is a great pick from the transition team in a week that could use a few more.
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