The President's Top Lawyers Are All Women

[ProSense]

The President's Top Lawyers Are All Women

The top positions in the White House Counsel's Office are staffed entirely by women. Here's a look at Obama's legal eagles.



Counsel Role

Avril Haines...focuses on national security, a portfolio Ruemmler describes as “a huge basket of issues.” She’s also legal adviser to the National Security Council.

Leslie Kiernan...focuses on ethics compliance, vetting presidential appointees and judicial nominations. She also has a general-counsel role, handles internal legal matters.

Kathryn Ruemmler. As White House counsel, Ruemmler is President Obama’s head lawyer. “It’s one of the best legal jobs in the world,” she says. “And I have a great client.”

Kimberley Harris. As the resident defense lawyer, Harris manages the response to congressional investigations and handles litigation against Obama or Executive Office staff.

[Tx4obama]

1. K&R n/t

[Pirate Smile]

2. Kick & Recommend

[Coexist]

3. knr

[rury]

4. Yeah!! K&R!!!

Woman Power!!

[DCKit]

5. In a lot of ways, it makes a lot of sense.

The opposite of the appointment of Rahm Emmanuel, for all the right reasons - consensus building, empathy, humanity, negotiation, not DLC or BlueDogs.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. As well they should be. He's married to one. He knows the deal.

;)

[Number23]

7. That is remarkable.

Happy to rec

[Ter]

8. If they were all men, would the same people be cheering here?

Somehow I doubt it.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

10. I'm not sure I see your point?

you sound annoyed, but I'm not sure what it is you're distressed over. :shrug:

[SkyDaddy7]

9. BUT BUT BUT...

That is not true we have been told by blogs & other people in the media & repeated on DU that Obama's White House is an "All Boy's Club"...So, those pics are just the pics of the White House Counsel's Office secretaries.

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