***MEDIA ADVISORY***
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ISSUE STATEMENT
OUTSIDE U.S. SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General John Ashcroft will make brief remarks on the corner of First Street NE and Maryland Avenue by the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow,SEPTEMBER 24, 2002, at 9:40 a.m. ET regarding judicial vacancies on the federal bench. The Attorney General will not be taking questions.

WHO: Attorney General John Ashcroft

WHAT: Statement by the Attorney General

WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2002, 9:40 a.m. ET

WHERE: Outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Corner of First Street NE and Maryland Ave. Washington DC 20543

NOTE: Media interested in attending should contact Monica Goodling with DOJ Public Affairs at (202) 305-5875. There is limited parking available near the Supreme Court, for logistics contact Kathy Arberg, U.S. Supreme Court Public Information Officer,

at (202) 479-3050.

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