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Eastern Wash. U.S. Attorney Preparing for Some R and R

By Andrew Ramonas

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington on Friday told Main Justice he plans to “goof off” for awhile after he steps down in the coming weeks.

James McDevitt (DOJ)

James McDevitt, who has led the Spokane-based U.S. Attorney’s office since 2001, said he will fly his airplane and fly fish for at least a few months once Michael C. Ormsby takes office. The Senate confirmed Ormsby as McDevitt’s replacement on Wednesday.

“I’m not going to go back into private practice,” said McDevitt, who spent several years at the law firm of Preston Gates Ellis LLP (now K&L Gates LLP) in Spokane.

He said he’ll probably teach at a university or consult part-time at some point in the future.

McDevitt said he isn’t sure when Ormsby will be sworn in, and he is in no rush to leave. McDevitt is one of eight U.S. Attorneys who were appointed by President George W. Bush and are still on the job.

“I don’t have a bus to catch,” McDevitt said.

Full post as published by Main Justice on October 01, 2010 (boomark / email).