Mary B. McCord explained

Mary B. McCord
Office:U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security
President:Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Status:Acting
Term Start:October 2016
Term End:May 2017
Predecessor:John P. Carlin
Successor:John Demers
Spouse:Sheldon Snook[1]
Education:Georgetown University (JD)

Mary B. McCord is an American lawyer, national security analyst, and former government official. For almost 20 years, McCord served as a federal prosecutor in the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. She was also Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S. Department of Justice. McCord has written articles on the rule of law and domestic terrorism and has appeared on televised media outlets as a national security analyst.

Education

In 1990,[2] McCord received a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.[3]

Career

For almost 20 years, McCord was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.[3] In the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, she served as Deputy Chief of the Appellate Division and as Chief of the Criminal Division.

From 2014 to 2016, McCord was Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice National Security Division. She then served as Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security from 2016 to 2017.

In 2017, McCord became a visiting professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center.[4] In that position, she serves as executive director of the Law Center's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection.[4]

After the January 6, 2021 attack on the U. S. Capitol, McCord became legal counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Task Force 1-6 Capitol Security Review through an appointment by the Speaker of the House.[5]

Within the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, McCord has the distinction of being a "statutorily designated amicus curiae".[6]

Because of McCord's expertise in the rule of law and domestic terrorism, she has contributed articles for publication in the following media outlets:

As a national security analyst, McCord has appeared in the following broadcast media:[6]

Select appearances on C-SPAN have included:

Awards

In 2019, the Virginia Trial Lawyers' Association presented McCord their Oliver White Hill Courageous Advocate Award for:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Career attorney who oversaw Russia probe at Justice Department steps aside – willingly. May 12, 2017. June 17, 2023.
  2. Web site: Georgetown Law’s Podcasting Professors Hit Record . www.law.georgetown.edu. November 1, 2023 . Professor Mary McCord, L’90, Executive Director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection.....
  3. Web site: Mary McCord. June 17, 2023.
  4. Web site: August 7, 2018 . DECLARATION OF MARY B. McCORD (NO. 2: 18-cv-01115-RSL)UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE . 2023-06-17 . law.georgetown.edu.
  5. Web site: Honoré . Russel L. (Lead investigator) . March 5, 2021 . TASK FORCE 1-6Capitol Security Review (Draft) . 2023-06-17 . politico.com.
  6. Web site: Mary McCord. June 17, 2023.
  7. Web site: Mary McCord. Mary. McCord. The Atlantic. June 17, 2023.
  8. Web site: mmccord. Lawfare. June 17, 2023.
  9. Web site: Opinion | Uvalde, Buffalo and the Semiautomatic Weapons That Terrorize Us. Mary B.. McCord. May 25, 2022. June 17, 2023. NYTimes.com.
  10. News: McCord . Mary B. . January 8, 2020 . Second Amendment ‘sanctuaries’ will never hold up in court . . 2023-06-17.
  11. Web site: Trump affidavit 'has ramifications beyond just criminal prosecution': Mary McCord | ABC News. June 17, 2023. www.youtube.com.
  12. Web site: Why no legal definition of "domestic terrorism" is on the books, CBS News. June 17, 2023. www.youtube.com.
  13. Web site: Mary McCord: Garland wants to assure charging decisions are made by career prosecutors. MSNBC.com. June 17, 2023.
  14. Web site: February 17, 2020 . Ex-DOJ Employees Call On Barr To Resign After Intervening In Stone Case . 2023-06-17 . npr.org.
  15. Web site: Trump's false election claims are 'red meat' for extremist groups. January 6, 2021. PBS NewsHour. June 17, 2023.
  16. Web site: January 6 Committee Investigators on Violent Domestic Extremism | C-SPAN.org. www.c-span.org. June 17, 2023.
  17. Web site: U.S. Mayors on Combating Hate Crimes and Violent Extremism | C-SPAN.org. www.c-span.org. June 17, 2023.
  18. Web site: Mary McCord on Political Violence and Election Threats | C-SPAN.org. www.c-span.org. June 17, 2023.
  19. Web site: Atlantic Council Discussion on Combating Domestic Extremism | C-SPAN.org. www.c-span.org. June 17, 2023.
  20. Web site: Atlantic Council Discussion on Domestic Terrorism Threat | C-SPAN.org. www.c-span.org. June 17, 2023.
  21. Web site: Domestic Extremism and International Terrorism | C-SPAN.org. www.c-span.org. June 17, 2023.

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