Robert H. Jackson performed extensive service in the United States Department of Justice. Between 1936 and 1941, he was nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and served in four top positions in DOJ: Assistant Attorney General heading the Tax Division, Assistant Attorney General heading the Antitrust Division, Solicitor General, and Attorney General.
Jackson left the Justice Department in Summer 1941, when he was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But he remained closely connected to DOJ for all of his life. He revered its history and excellence—and he deplored its personnel failings and its missteps, when they occurred.
At the Robert H. Jackson Center last week, I had a substantive, widely-ranging conversation with Professor Barbara McQuade, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, about “The U.S. Department of Justice, Then & Now.”
Here’s a link to video of our conversation:
We also discussed Barbara McQuade’s excellent book, Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America, which now is out in paperback.
