Carmen Ortiz
Carmen Milagros Ortiz (born January 5, 1956) is an attorney, college instructor, and former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.
Carmen Ortiz | |
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Official portrait, 2009 | |
| United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
| In office November 6, 2009 – January 14, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Lelling |
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| Born | Carmen Milagros Ortiz January 5, 1956 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Thomas Dolan |
| Alma mater | Adelphi University George Washington University |
In 2009, she was nominated to the position by President Barack Obama. Ortiz was both the first woman and the first Hispanic to serve as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. She succeeded Michael Sullivan in that position, with Michael J. Loucks serving as the interim U.S. Attorney between Sullivan's resignation and Ortiz's confirmation. Noteworthy prosecutions by her office include those of Whitey Bulger, Tarek Mehanna, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, as well as the controversial prosecution of Aaron Swartz which prompted his suicide.
In December 2016, Ortiz announced that she would step down from her post in January. Her announcement was not unexpected, due to the fact that incoming president Donald Trump would have the authority to name new U.S. Attorneys.