Wilmette Judge Joins Justice

US District Judge Mark Filip, a Wilmette resident, has been appointed to the Justice Dept.'s No.2 position. Tribune:

Filip graduated from the University of Illinois in 1988, attended Oxford on a Marshall scholarship and went on to Harvard Law School. [snip]

As a federal prosecutor, Filip shared a Justice Department award for his work on the "Austin 7" police corruption case.

He became a lawyer others turned to on knotty issues involving evidence, sentencing and undercover stings, said R. Ryan Stoll, a fellow "Austin 7" prosecutor who also worked with Filip at Skadden, Arps.

"He was just a go-to guy," Stoll said.

(Hopefully Hillary won't fire him, if elected. After all, presumably she wants to run the "most ethical administration in history". Just like Bill did.)