Dennis Burke
Dennis Burke, the top federal prosecutor in Arizona, reportedly will be named Monday to an elite panel that advises the Justice Department on issues like civil rights and gang violence.
Burke only became the US Attorney for Arizona a month ago, but his close ties to the White House make him an easy pick for the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee. He will be on the panel with only a handful of other federal prosecutors, according to the Washington Post. The post will be in addition to his work in Arizona.
For five years, Burke was chief of staff to former Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, now the Homeland Security secretary. He also worked at DHS earlier this year as a senior adviser to Napolitano.