Paul McNulty
| Paul McNulty | |
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| Deputy Attorney General of the United States | |
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In office March 17, 2006 – July 26, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James Comey |
| Succeeded by | Mark Filip |
| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
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In office September 14, 2001 – September 14, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Kenneth E. Melson |
| Succeeded by | Charles P. Rosenberg |
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Paul J. McNulty January 21, 1958 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Brenda Millican |
| Alma mater |
Baldwin High School Grove City College (B.A) Capital University Law School (J.D.) |
| Religion | Christianity |
Paul J. McNulty (born January 21, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is the ninth president of Grove City College (PA) and former Deputy Attorney General of the United States, having previously served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. He held the position until July 26, 2007.
He was nominated as U.S. Attorney by President George W. Bush and confirmed on September 14, 2001. McNulty was nominated to the position of Deputy Attorney General on October 20, 2005, following the withdrawal of Timothy Flanigan's candidacy. McNulty was sworn into office on March 17, 2006. He replaced acting Deputy Attorney General Robert McCallum, Jr. McNulty graduated from Grove City College, a small Christian school in western Pennsylvania, in 1980. He received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the Capital University School of Law in 1983.
As United States Attorney, McNulty is most noted for overseeing the prosecution of a number of high-profile cases, including those against terror suspects John Walker Lindh, Ahmed Omar Abu Ali and Zacarias Moussaoui. Before becoming U.S. Attorney, McNulty directed President Bush's transition team for the Department of Justice and then served as Principal Associate Attorney General. From 1990 to 1993, under President George H. W. Bush, McNulty was the Justice Department's director of policy and its chief spokesman.
On July 30, 2007, McNulty announced that he would be joining the law firm of Baker & McKenzie LLP as a partner in their Washington, D.C. office.
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