Should Federal Judges Get to Pick Federal Prosecutors?
In this episode of Unwritten Law, NCLA President and Chief Legal Officer Mark Chenoweth and Senior Litigation Counsel John Vecchione are joined by Senior Litigation Counsel Jacob Huebert to discuss NCLA’s amicus brief in Rogoff v. Trump, a case raising an unusual separation-of-powers question: Should federal judges be allowed to appoint the U.S. attorneys who prosecute cases in their own courts?
Federal law allows a district court to appoint a U.S. attorney when a temporary appointment expires without Senate confirmation. That practice dates back to the Civil War era. But NCLA argues that it…
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