Erin Nealy Cox
Erin Nealy Cox | |
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| United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas | |
| In office November 17, 2017 – January 8, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John Parker |
| Succeeded by | Prerak Shah (acting) |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A.) Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D.) |
Erin Nealy Cox (born 1970) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas from 2017 to 2021. Prior to assuming that role, she was a senior advisor at McKinsey & Company in the cybersecurity and risk practice. She serves on the board of directors of Sally Beauty Holdings. From 1999 to 2008, Nealy Cox served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Texas, where she prosecuted cyber crimes, white collar crimes, and general crimes. In 2004 and 2005, she served as chief of staff and senior counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy. Nealy Cox also previously worked at Stroz Friedberg, a cybersecurity and investigations consulting firm. She clerked for Henry Anthony Politz when he was serving as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for Barefoot Sanders when he was serving as a United States District Judge in the Northern District of Texas.[1][2] On December 17, 2020. Cox announced her resignation effective January 8, 2021.[3]
References
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventh Wave of United States Attorney Nominations". The White House. September 22, 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Diaz, Kevin (September 22, 2017). "White House names Erin Nealy Cox as top federal prosecutor in Dallas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox to Depart Justice Department" (Press release). United States Attorney's Office. December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
