[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[April 9, 1992]
[Page 577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



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Nomination of Timothy E. Flanigan To Be an Assistant Attorney General

April 9, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate Timothy E. 
Flanigan, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General in the Office 
of Legal Counsel. He would succeed J. Michael Luttig.
    Currently Mr. Flanigan serves as Acting Assistant Attorney General 
in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice. Prior to 
this, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the 
Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice, 1990-91. He served 
with the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in Washington, DC, 
1988-90; and the law firm of Shearman & Sterling, 1986-88.
    Mr. Flanigan graduated from Brigham Young University (B.A., 1976) 
and the University of Virginia (J.D., 1981). He was born May 16, 1953, 
in Fort Belvoir, VA. Mr. Flanigan is married, has 12 children, and 
resides in Great Falls, VA.