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'''Mark Robert Filip''' is an American lawyer specializing in class action and white collar criminal and regulatory defense. Formerly a partner at [[Skadden, Arps]], he currently practices in the Washington, D.C. office of [[Kirkland and Ellis]].<ref>https://www.kirkland.com/sitecontent.cfm?contentID=220&itemID=9711</ref> From 2004 until 2008, Filip served as a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]].<ref name=dojbio/> As the [[George W. Bush]] administration ended, Filip served as [[United States Deputy Attorney General|Deputy Attorney General]] of the [[United States]], and as the [[Barack Obama]] administration began he briefly served as Acting Attorney General (from January 20, 2009, to February 3, 2009).<ref name=cnn/>
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== Background ==
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Born in [[Chicago]], Filip attended [[Maine South High School]] in [[Park Ridge, Illinois|Park Ridge]], [[Illinois]], the same high school attended by [[Hillary Clinton]]. He graduated from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] in 1988 with [[Bachelor of Arts]] degrees in [[economics]] and [[history]], where he was a member of [[Phi Kappa Psi]] [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]]. After college, he attended [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]] at [[Oxford University]] in England on a [[Marshall Scholarship]], and graduated in 1990 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Law, First Class Honors. He then attended [[Harvard Law School]],<ref name=fox>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/21/bush-appointees-holding-fort-obama-nominees-await-confirmation/</ref> where he received his [[Juris Doctor]] ''[[Latin honors|magna cum laude]]'' in 1992<ref name=dojbio/> and was an editor of the ''[[Harvard Law Review]]''.<ref name=dojbio>"[http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/ Acting Attorney General Mark Filip]." United States Department of Justice. 20 January 2009. (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5eJ6TAbgg)</ref>
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After law school, Filip served as a [[law clerk]] to the Judge [[Stephen F. Williams]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]]<ref name=dojbio/> from 1992 until 1993 and then for Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] from 1993 until 1994.<ref name=dojbio/><ref name="fjc.gov">https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/filip-mark-r.</ref>
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== Professional career ==
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Filip worked in private legal practice as an associate at [[Kirkland & Ellis]] from 1994 until 1995.<ref>http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=116&sid=1304964</ref>  He then worked as an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] in Chicago from 1995 to 1999.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>  In that position he prosecuted cases in the trial and appellate courts involving a variety of offenses—including violent crimes, political, judicial, and police corruption, health care fraud, and international narcotics trafficking.<ref name=dojbio/> While an AUSA, Filip received a [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.<ref name=dojbio/>
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Following his service at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Filip was a partner in the Chicago office of [[Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom]] from 1999 until 2004.<ref name=dojbio/><ref name="fjc.gov"/>  There, he practiced in a variety of areas of [[Civil law (common law)|civil law]] and [[criminal law]], and also had a number of [[pro bono]] cases, including several cases representing indigent defendants in connection with the Federal Defender's Office in Chicago.<ref name=dojbio/>  Filip now is a partner in the Chicago office of [[Kirkland & Ellis]].
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== Federal judicial service ==
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On April 28, 2003, Filip was nominated by President Bush to be a United States District Court Judge for the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois|Northern District of Illinois]], to a seat vacated by [[Harry D. Leinenweber]]. After being confirmed 96-0 by the Senate on February 4, 2004, and receiving his commission on February 8, 2004, Filip was sworn into that office in March 2004.<ref name=dojbio/> As a judge, he presided over numerous cases involving criminal, [[antitrust]], [[securities fraud]], [[immigration]] and other matters. Filip has taught for many years at the [[University of Chicago Law School]],<ref name=fox/> where he served from 2004 to March 2008 as the Bustin Lecturer and taught both advanced criminal law and first-year [[civil procedure]].<ref name=dojbio/> Filip officially resigned his judicial service on March 9, 2008.
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== Deputy Attorney General and Acting Attorney General ==
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Filip was unanimously confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on March 3, 2008,<ref name=dojbio/> and he was sworn in as Deputy Attorney General on March 10, 2008.<ref name=dojbio/> Filip was asked to assume the position of Acting Attorney General by then President-elect Obama.<ref name=cnn>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/14/obama-asks-us-attorneys-to-stay-for-the-time-being/</ref> Filip led the Department while President Obama's nominee, then Attorney-General Designate [[Eric Holder]], awaited confirmation by the [[United States Senate]].<ref name=fox/> Holder was confirmed on February 2, 2009,<ref name="beeb">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7866427.stm</ref> and sworn in the next day<ref name="holderbio">http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/</ref> thus ending Filip's tenure as the Acting Attorney General.
 
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Person.png Mark Filip   C-SPANRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Lawyer)
Mark Filip.jpg
BornMark Robert Filip
June 1, 1966
Chicago, Illinois
Alma materUniversity of Illinois, Christ Church (Oxford), Harvard Law School
American lawyer specializing in class action and white collar criminal and regulatory defense. Briefly Acting United States Attorney General under Barack Obama.

Employment.png Acting United States Attorney General

In office
January 20, 2009 - February 3, 2009
Preceded byMichael Mukasey
Succeeded byEric Holder

Employment.png Deputy Attorney General of the United States

In office
March 10, 2008 - January 20, 2009
Preceded byCraig S. Morford

Mark Robert Filip is an American lawyer specializing in class action and white collar criminal and regulatory defense. Formerly a partner at Skadden, Arps, he currently practices in the Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland and Ellis.[1] From 2004 until 2008, Filip served as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[2] As the George W. Bush administration ended, Filip served as Deputy Attorney General of the United States, and as the Barack Obama administration began he briefly served as Acting Attorney General (from January 20, 2009, to February 3, 2009).[3]

Background

Born in Chicago, Filip attended Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois, the same high school attended by Hillary Clinton. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1988 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in economics and history, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. After college, he attended Christ Church at Oxford University in England on a Marshall Scholarship, and graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in Law, First Class Honors. He then attended Harvard Law School,[4] where he received his Juris Doctor magna cum laude in 1992[2] and was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.[2]

After law school, Filip served as a law clerk to the Judge Stephen F. Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit[2] from 1992 until 1993 and then for Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court from 1993 until 1994.[2][5]

Professional career

Filip worked in private legal practice as an associate at Kirkland & Ellis from 1994 until 1995.[6] He then worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago from 1995 to 1999.[5] In that position he prosecuted cases in the trial and appellate courts involving a variety of offenses—including violent crimes, political, judicial, and police corruption, health care fraud, and international narcotics trafficking.[2] While an AUSA, Filip received a Department of Justice Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.[2]

Following his service at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Filip was a partner in the Chicago office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom from 1999 until 2004.[2][5] There, he practiced in a variety of areas of civil law and criminal law, and also had a number of pro bono cases, including several cases representing indigent defendants in connection with the Federal Defender's Office in Chicago.[2] Filip now is a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis.

Federal judicial service

On April 28, 2003, Filip was nominated by President Bush to be a United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, to a seat vacated by Harry D. Leinenweber. After being confirmed 96-0 by the Senate on February 4, 2004, and receiving his commission on February 8, 2004, Filip was sworn into that office in March 2004.[2] As a judge, he presided over numerous cases involving criminal, antitrust, securities fraud, immigration and other matters. Filip has taught for many years at the University of Chicago Law School,[4] where he served from 2004 to March 2008 as the Bustin Lecturer and taught both advanced criminal law and first-year civil procedure.[2] Filip officially resigned his judicial service on March 9, 2008.

Deputy Attorney General and Acting Attorney General

Filip was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 2008,[2] and he was sworn in as Deputy Attorney General on March 10, 2008.[2] Filip was asked to assume the position of Acting Attorney General by then President-elect Obama.[3] Filip led the Department while President Obama's nominee, then Attorney-General Designate Eric Holder, awaited confirmation by the United States Senate.[4] Holder was confirmed on February 2, 2009,[7] and sworn in the next day[8] thus ending Filip's tenure as the Acting Attorney General.

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.kirkland.com/sitecontent.cfm?contentID=220&itemID=9711
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Acting Attorney General Mark Filip." United States Department of Justice. 20 January 2009. (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5eJ6TAbgg)
  3. ↑ a b http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/14/obama-asks-us-attorneys-to-stay-for-the-time-being/
  4. ↑ a b c http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/21/bush-appointees-holding-fort-obama-nominees-await-confirmation/
  5. ↑ a b c https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/filip-mark-r.
  6. ↑ http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=116&sid=1304964
  7. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7866427.stm
  8. ↑ http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/
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