In September 2013, President Obama nominated Leslie Caldwell, former director of the Justice Department’s Enron Task Force, to replace Lanny Breuer as head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division. Eight months later, the U.S. Senate finally confirmed Caldwell yesterday on a voice vote. Breuer announced his resignation from the DOJ on January 30, 2013, and joined the law firm of Covington & Burling a few months later as Vice Chair of the firm.
