DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility

New DOJ Unit Will Handle Disciplining Lawyers For Prosecutorial Misconduct

Ryan J. Reilly | January 18, 2011, 2:45PM

Attorney General Eric Holder

Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that the Justice Department has created a new unit to handle disciplinary actions arising from findings of misconduct by career federal prosecutors.

The new Professional Misconduct Review Unit will handle disciplinary actions for career attorneys at the Department of Justice that arise from Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) investigations, DOJ said.

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