US Attorneys Lose ‘Deft’ Problem Solver as Wilkinson Exits

When Monty Wilkinson retired this summer, the nation’s 93 US attorneys lost a calming presence in Washington who talked them through messy conflicts and guided their requests through Justice Department headquarters.

Wilkinson took calls from chief prosecutors at seemingly all hours as head of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys. Conversations ranged from requests for more line prosecutors or equipment, a heads up before a planned search warrant on a public official, or details of an attorney’s misconduct.

He excelled at advocating for them to DOJ leaders, while never losing his ability to keep a US attorney in line, ...