Marisa T. Darden Explained

Marisa Darden
Education:University of Michigan (BA)
Duke University (JD)

Marisa T. Darden is an American lawyer who was confirmed to serve as United States attorney for the Northern District of Ohio but later withdrew from the position.[1] [2]

Education

Darden earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 2005 and a Juris Doctor from the Duke University School of Law.[3]

Career

In 2010 and 2011, Darden served as a law clerk for Judge Morrison C. England Jr. From 2011 to 2014, she was an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office. From 2014 to 2019, she served as assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio. Since 2019, she has worked as a principal at Squire Patton Boggs in Cleveland.[4]

Nomination as U.S. attorney

On November 12, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Darden to be the United States attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. On November 15, 2021, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[5] On February 10, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[6] On April 27, 2022, her nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[7] On May 17, 2022, despite being confirmed by the Senate, Darden withdrew her name from consideration for position as U.S. attorney, citing her family. She will return to private practice.[8] [9] She would have been the first Black woman U.S. attorney in northern Ohio.https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2024/secret-dea-files-show-agents-joked-about-rape-in-a-whatsapp-chat-then-one-of-them-was-accused-of-it/

Controversies

It is alleged that in September 2017, ex-DEA agent Jose Irizarry saw Marisa Darden at a gathering where he witnessed two DEA agents taking ecstasy. Irizarry says he didn't see Darden taking drugs. (At least one DEA agent who attended has been placed on administrative leave.) Darden refused to answer questions from AP but her attorney said in a statement that she “cooperated fully” with the federal investigation into “alleged illegal activity by federal agents,” an inquiry separate from the FBI background check she faced in the confirmation process. “There is no evidence that she participated in any illegal activity,” Darden's attorney, James Wooley, wrote in an email to AP.[10] A later investigation by AP showed that Darden participated in "outlandish behavior" during a rooftop party in Cartagena where disgraced DEA agent Danielle Dreyer fondled Darden's breasts in public and squirted breast milk.https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2024/secret-dea-files-show-agents-joked-about-rape-in-a-whatsapp-chat-then-one-of-them-was-accused-of-it/

Notes and References

  1. Web site: On Race and Law Enforcement. November 13, 2021. www.thetruthtoledo.com.
  2. Web site: webmasterglobaled. June 17, 2020. Learning, Reflecting and Doing: Marisa Darden's Thoughts about Institutionalized Racism. November 13, 2021. Global Ed Leadership. en-US.
  3. Web site: November 13, 2021. President Biden Announces First U.S. Marshal Nominees and Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys. November 13, 2021. The White House. en-US.
  4. Web site: Ferrise. Adam. November 13, 2021. Cleveland attorney Marisa Darden nominated to be first Black woman to serve as U.S. Attorney in Ohio. November 13, 2021. cleveland. en.
  5. Nominations Sent to the Senate . November 15, 2021 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  6. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 2, 2021. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. February 24, 2022.
  7. Web site: February 10, 2022 . PN1375 - Nomination of Marisa T. Darden for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) . April 27, 2022 . www.congress.gov.
  8. Web site: May 17, 2022 . Marisa T. Darden withdraws from consideration as new US Attorney for Northern District of Ohio despite Senate confirmation . May 20, 2022 . wkyc.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: Ferrise . Adam . May 17, 2022 . Marisa Darden withdraws from U.S. attorney position after Senate confirmation, before taking office . May 20, 2022 . cleveland.com . en.
  10. Web site: Mustian. Jim. November 14, 2022. DEA's most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid 'unwinnable war'. November 14, 2022. AP. en.

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