Daniel Bogden

Daniel G. Bogden


United States Attorney for the District of Nevada
Incumbent
Assumed office September 15, 2009
Appointed by	Barack Obama
In office 2001–2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Personal details
Born	1950 (age 64–65)
Alma mater	Ashland University (B.S.) University of Toledo College of Law (J.D.)

Daniel G. Bogden (born 1950) is best known for serving as United States Attorney for the District of Nevada, and being part of the dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy.

He was nominated for the position on September 4, 2001, and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on October 23, 2001. He was dismissed by the Bush administration in December 2006.^[1] He was renominated to take the position on July 31, 2009, by the Obama administration.^[2]

Education

Bogden holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Toledo College of Law.

Career

Bogden has worked for the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Office and the Washoe County District Attorney's Office. In 1990, he joined the United States Attorney’s Office in Reno, Nevada. In 1998, Bogden became Chief of the Reno Division of the United States Attorney's Office. At the time of his renomination for the U.S. Attorney position in 2009, he was a partner in the Nevada law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson LLP.^[3]

Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy

Articles
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy ()
Timeline Summary of attorneys Documents Congressional hearings List of dismissed attorneys Complete list of related articles
G. W. Bush administration officials involved
Fred F. Fielding, White House Counsel William K. Kelley, Deputy White House Counsel William Moschella, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Brett Tolman, U.S. Attorney, District of Utah, former counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee Mary Beth Buchanan, U.S. Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, former Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys from 2004 to 2005
Involved administration officials who resigned
Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney General, former White House Counsel Kyle Sampson, Chief of Staff to the Attorney General Michael A. Battle, Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys Michael Elston, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General Monica Goodling, Justice Department's liaison to the White House William W. Mercer, U.S. Attorney, Acting Associate Attorney General (retains position as U.S. Attorney in Montana) Sara Taylor, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs Paul McNulty, Deputy Attorney General Harriet Miers, former White House Counsel (resigned prior to publicity surrounding the controversy, effective January 31, 2007) Karl Rove, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bradley Schlozman, Director Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys; former Acting Assistant Attorney General for, and later Principal Deputy Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division; former interim U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary 110th Congress
Patrick Leahy, Chair (D) Arlen Specter, Ranking member, former Chair (R) Chuck Schumer, Chair: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts (D)
U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary 110th Congress
John Conyers, Chair (D) Lamar Smith, Ranking member (R) Linda Sánchez, Chair: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (D)

Main article: Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy

Bogden was one of eight attorneys dismissed as part of the dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy. When Bogden was fired, Senator John Ensign, who had originally nominated him, was decidedly unhappy, particularly after hearing explanations by the Justice Department of the reasons. Ensign commented: "What the Justice Department testified yesterday is inconsistent with what they told me. I can't even tell you how upset I am at the Justice Department."^[4] A week later, Ensign said "I'm calling on the President of the United States and the attorney general to restore Dan Bogden's reputation....Everyone in Nevada thought Dan had done a superb job....I believe a very good man was wronged and a process was flawed."^[5] Paul McNulty, a senior DOJ official noted, in an email two days before the dismissals, "I'm still a little skittish about Bogden. He has been with DOJ since 1990 and, at age 50, has never had a job outside of government."^[6] McNulty's "skittishness" was reportedly due to concern that Bogden would be unable to find employment and care for his family; this was assuaged in a 90-second meeting with Monica Goodling, where he was informed that Bogden was not married; this ended his concern, and the firing proceeded as planned.^[7]

Notes

↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/washington/14justice.html ‘Loyalty’ to Bush and Gonzales Was Factor in Prosecutors’ Firings, E-Mail Shows
↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/01/us/politics/01attorney.html Familiar Face Reappears for Key Role in Nevada
↑ Wilson, Scott (August 1, 2009). "Obama Nominates Fired U.S. Attorney". The Washington Post.
↑ Steve Tetrealt (2007-03-08). "Ensign voices ire at agency: Explanations for dismissal of U.S. attorney differ". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
↑ Erica Werner (2007-03-13). "Ensign blisters DOJ over Bogden firing, doesn't seek resignations". Associated Press.
↑ 3-19-2007 DOJ-Released Documents 2-1 page 23
↑ Steve Tetrealt (2007-04-18). "U.S. ATTORNEY FIRINGS: 90 seconds called key". Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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