Kenneth E. Melson

Kenneth E. Melson
Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
In office April 8, 2009 – August 30, 2011
Preceded by	Ronald "Ronnie" A. Carter
Succeeded by	B. Todd Jones
Personal details
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Denison University, George Washington University

Kenneth E. Melson is the former acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in the United States. He was appointed to this post by Attorney General Eric Holder in 2009. He resigned as head of the ATF in the aftermath of the ATF gunwalking scandal and was replaced by B. Todd Jones, a former Marine who has twice served as the U.S. attorney in Minnesota.

Previously, Melson was appointed by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) at the Department of Justice effective on May 14, 2007.

Melson has served in the United States Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor for nearly 24 years.

After Melson resigned as head of the ATF on August 30, 2011, he continued being employed by the US Department of Justice, re-assigned to the Office of Legal Policy as their Senior Adviser on Forensic Science. He currently serves on the Ethics Committee for the American Academy of Forensic Science and sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Forensic Sciences. Melson has been teaching at George Washington University for 35 years, first as an Adjunct Professor teaching forensic science and law courses, and currently as Professional Lecturer at Law.

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