Rachel Paulose
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Rachel Kunjummen Paulose (born c. 1973 in Kerala, India) is the current U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. She is the first Indian American woman[1], the youngest attorney, and the first woman in Minnesota to hold this post.[2]
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[edit] Early life
She was born to Lucy Paulose, a CEO of an electronics company, and Joseph Paulose, a school administrator. Her maternal grandparents Daniel and Sara Kujummen immigrated to the U.S. from Kerala in the 1960s. Rachel moved to the U.S. a few months after her birth and grew up in Ohio. She moved to Minnesota at the age of 17.[1]
In 1994, she earned a B.A. (summa cum laude) from the University of Minnesota where she was Phi Beta Kappa and a Truman Scholar. She earned her J.D. from the Yale Law School, where she was a Coker Fellow [3], Editor of the Yale Journal of Law & Feminism, Board Member of the Asian American Students' Association and the Yale Law Christian Fellowship [4].
[edit] Work
[edit] Public sector
Her legal career began in 1997 when she worked as a law clerk under Judge James B. Loken of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Her cases included: violent crime, illegal drugs, economic crimes, and enforcement of civil rights. She then worked as a trial attorney in the Attorney General's Honors Program from 1998 to 1999.
After a few years in the private sector she worked as Vice President of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She also served as Senior Counsel to Acting Deputy Attorney Paul McNulty as a special counsel for health care fraud. She was a special assistant to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.[1]
[edit] Private sector
She worked in private practice after 1999 at the Dorsey & Whitney law firm in Minneapolis until 2002.[3] From 2002-2006 she was a member of the Williams & Connolly law firm in Washington D.C. Her work at this firm focused on health care litigation and business.[1]
[edit] Memberships
She has been a member of the:
- Yale Law School Fund
- Federal Bar Association
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Minnesota Chapter)
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Trust for Public Land[3][2]
[edit] Nomination
She was announced as a candidate for U.S. Attorney in early 2006[3] and nominated by President George W. Bush. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a unanimous vote on January 9, 2007.
[edit] Views
She has pledged to fight child pornographers who she noted are becoming
| “ | more graphic, more heinous, and frankly appalling. | ” |
She has taken a tough stand against urban crime, stating that it threatens our way of life, and noted that public officials should be held accountable for their actions.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Rachel Paulose Confirmed as U.S. Attorney for Minn. District (2007, January 12). India-West, p. A1,A37.
- ^ a b Senate Confirms U.S. Attorney For Minnesota WCCO - December 9, 2006
- ^ a b c d Justice Department Announces Appointment of Rachel K. Paulose as United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota U.S. Department of Justice - February 17, 2006
- ^ Asian American Press Asian Press - December 15, 2006
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| Preceded by Thomas B. Heffelfinger |
U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota 2006- |
Succeeded by Current |
