Scott Newton Schools is an American lawyer who currently serves as chief compliance officer of Uber.[1] Before joining Uber, Schools was 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.”[2]
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) |
It has been reported that Schools was a significant advisor to top political officials Sally Yates and Rod Rosenstein, and made a significant recommendation to dismiss James Comey.[3][4]
Earlier in his career, Schools had served as U.S. Attorney for South Carolina and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.[5][6]
In 2018, Schools was replaced by Bradley Weinsheimer, who now serves as DOJ's highest ranking career civil servant.[5]
References edit
- ^ Greg Bensinger and Sadie Gurman. Uber Hires Former Top Justice Department Lawyer for Compliance Post. WSJ. 9 July 2018
- ^ Leon Neyfakh. The Most Important Unknown Person in D.C. Slate. 26 June 2017
- ^ Carrie Johnson. Top Justice Department Lawyer Resigns, Latest To Step Down. NPR. 3 July 2018
- ^ Laura Jarrett. Top career official at Justice Department stepping down. CNN. 3 July 2018
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "Scott Schools to resign from DOJ office". Washington Times. Retrieved 2018-07-04.