U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox Named Vice Chair of Attorney General’s Advisory Committee

U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr has named U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox Vice Chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced today.

The AGAC – chaired by U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jessie Liu – represents the voice of federal prosecutors across the nation and provides advice and counsel to the Attorney General on policy, management and operational issues impacting the Offices of U.S. Attorneys.  The AGAC priorities include combating the opioid crisis, reducing violent crime, protecting the most vulnerable and enforcing the rule of law.

U.S. Attorney Nealy Cox is replacing outgoing AGAC Vice Chair John Huber, U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, who is rotating off the AGAC after several years of service.

“John’s departure leaves me with big shoes to fill,” said U.S. Attorney Nealy Cox. “I’m passionate about serving the Department of Justice and enforcing the rule of law in this country.  I am honored by General Barr’s request to continue to serve the AGAC, now as Vice Chair.”

The Hon. Nealy Cox also chairs the AGAC’s Domestic Violence Working Group and sits on its White Collar Fraud and Cyber Crime Subcommittees.

She looks forward to joining U.S. Attorney Liu in presiding over the AGAC’s United States Attorneys, including the nine U.S. Attorneys just appointed to the AGAC today.