In approximately June 2008, after I learned that Judge Kenneth Ripple had advised the president that he intended to take senior status, I spoke with Senator
Bayh to express my interest in the event that Senator Obama would win the presidential election. A few days after the election, I spoke with senator Bayh again about the matter. I was contacted by the White House Counsel’s office on Jan. 30, 2009, to ask if I would agree to a background check, and I said yes. On Feb. 3, 2009, the White House Counsel’s office contacted me by telephone and e-mailed a copy of a questionnaire and asked me to complete it. On February 4, 2009, I spoke by telephone with the White House Counsel’s office with a few questions about how best to provide the requested information. Beginning on approximately February 7, 2009, I was contacted by the Office of Legal Policy (OLP) of the Department of Justice and received additional forms to complete, and I have been in touch with that office by telephone and e-mail concerning the timing and logistics of those responses. In addition, I have been interviewed by the ABA standing committee representative for the Seventh Circuit. On March 16, 2009, I met with Attorney General Holder, Associate Attorney General Perrelli, and OLP staff in separate meetings at the Department of Justice. I also met with counsel to the president Gregory Craig and members of his staff, and then with members of the White House communications staff on that same day, and I met briefly with President Obama that same day. My nomination was submitted to the Senate on March 17, 2009.
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