Scott Schools

Scott Newton Schools
Associate Deputy Attorney General
In office
2016 – July 6, 2018
Preceded by David Margolis
Succeeded by Bradley Weinsheimer
Personal details
Born circa 1962
(age 55 in mid-2017)

Scott Newton Schools is the highest-ranking career civil servant at the United States Department of Justice, serving as Associate Deputy Attorney General. He has been characterized as “the most important unknown person in D.C.”[1]

It has been reported that School was a significant advisor to top political officials Sally Yates and Rod Rosenstein, and made a significant recommendation to dismiss James Comey.[2][3]

Earlier in his career, Schools had served as U.S. Attorney for South Carolina and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Leon Neyfakh. “The Most Important Unknown Person in D.C.” Slate, 26 June 2017
  2. ↑ Carrie Johnson. Top Justice Department Lawyer Resigns, Latest To Step Down. NPR. 3 July 2018
  3. ↑ Laura Jarrett. Top career official at Justice Department stepping down. CNN. 3 July 2017
  4. ↑ Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces Bradley Weinsheimer to Replace Departing Associate Deputy Attorney General Scott Schools. News release, Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, 3 July 2018
  5. ↑ "Scott Schools to resign from DOJ office". Washington Times. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
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