I can almost bet Carmen Ortiz' name has been thrown to the hat for career advance nominations (federal judge, justice department) only to be immediately dismissed by white house staffers because "the internet would bury us"
I can almost bet Carmen Ortiz' name has been thrown to the hat for career advance nominations (federal judge, justice department) only to be immediately dismissed by white house staffers because "the internet would bury us"
That said, the internet has very little to do with her future. The Schwartz case, legally and ethically will have little effect on her career. She has a long and sordid history of not respecting plea deals and of exaggerating drug ties in forfeiture cases. Consequently, she already faced an uphill battle in ever being seriously considered for a judgeship, and she had essentially no chance of receiving a recommendation from the ABA judicial candidate evaluation committee. Like most US Attorneys, she will either go into politics or into a very lucrative position with a law firm as a white collar defense attorney.