Erin Nealy Cox

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Erin Nealy Cox
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United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas
In office
November 17, 2017 – January 8, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJohn Parker
Succeeded byPrerak Shah (acting)
Personal details
Born1970 (age 51–52)
Pascagoula, Mississippi
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (B.B.A.)
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D.)

Erin Nealy Cox (born 1970) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas from 2017 to 2021. She was nominated to the position by Donald Trump.[1] After he lost the 2020 election, she resigned, becoming a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.

Career[]

Prior to assuming that role, she was a senior advisor at McKinsey & Company in the cybersecurity and risk practice. She is on the board of directors of Sally Beauty Holdings.

From 1999 to 2008, Nealy Cox was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Texas. In 2004 and 2005, she was chief of staff and senior counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy. Nealy Cox also previously worked at Stroz Friedberg, a cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm. She clerked for Henry Anthony Politz when he was serving as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for Barefoot Sanders when he was serving as a United States District Judge in the Northern District of Texas.[2][3]

U.S. Attorney[]

As U.S. Attorney in the northern district of Texas, Nealy Cox oversaw the prosecution against Boeing for the Boeing 737 MAX disaster. Controversially, she made a prosecution agreement with Boeing that let the executives of the company off the hook for the disaster. On December 17, 2020. Cox announced her resignation effective January 8, 2021.[4] Shortly thereafter, she became a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, Boeing’s lead corporate criminal defense law firm.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Thomas, David (2021-06-23). "Kirkland adds ex-Dallas U.S. attorney in latest Texas hire". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of United States Attorney Nominations". whitehouse.gov. September 22, 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017 – via National Archives.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Diaz, Kevin (September 22, 2017). "White House names Erin Nealy Cox as top federal prosecutor in Dallas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox to Depart Justice Department" (Press release). United States Attorney's Office. December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Boeing's former chief technical pilot on 737 MAX indicted on fraud charges". The Seattle Times. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-10-15.

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