11 former San Diego prosecutors join 900 ex-DOJ lawyers opposing Bove’s judicial nomination

Federal courthouse in downtown San Diego Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee more than former Justice Department lawyers including San Diego County prosecutors raised concerns about elevating Emil Bove a top department official to the rd U S Circuit Court of Appeals They cited Bove s role in the dismissal of New York Mayor Eric Adams event and the indicates of a whistleblower who says Bove suggested the department might have to flout court orders former Justice Department employees express alarm over Emil Bove s embattled judicial nomination They ve seen up close what it means to uphold the law Bove won t do it pic twitter com dLyiixAxkb Senate Judiciary Democrats JudiciaryDems July It is intolerable to us that anyone who disgraces the Justice Department would be promoted to one of the highest courts in the land as it should be intolerable to anyone committed to maintaining our ordered system of justice they wrote The former Justice Department prosecutors from San Diego County who signed the letter are Raymond Coughlan Assistant U S Attorney DC - DOJ Civil Division Aviation Tort Unit - Assistant U S Attorney Southern District of California - Ryan Crosswell Assistant U S Attorney Middle District of Louisiana - and Southern District of California - Trial Attorney Residents Integrity Section - Joyce Fitzpatrick Assistant U S Attorney Southern District of California Criminal Division - Roger Haines Assistant U S Attorney Southern District of California - David Katz Trial Attorney Criminal Division Fraud Section - Assistant U S Attorney Southern District of California - Sam Liccardo Assistant U S Attorney Southern District of California - Michael Lipman Assistant U S Attorney Southern District of California - John Robinson Assistant U S Attorney Criminal Division Southern District of California Douglas R Schwartz Assistant U S Attorney for the Virgin Islands - Assistant U S Attorney for the Southern District of California - Georgina Verdugo Deputy Attorney General Legislative Affairs - Assistant U S Attorney Southern District of California Rebekah Young Assistant U S Attorney Southern District of California and Trial Attorney Northern District of California - The committee is expected to vote Thursday on Bove s nomination Bove who also defended Trump in his criminal cases has denied the whistleblower s insists He communicated lawmakers at his confirmation hearing I am someone who tries to stand up for what I believe is right Associated Press and Elizabeth Ireland contributed to this article