Kent Richard Markus was born on February 1,1959 and is an American attorney.
13 Facts About Kent Markus
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Kent Markus was a federal judicial nominee to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, though his nomination was never voted upon by the Senate.
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Kent Markus left to manage then-State Senator Lee Fisher's campaign for Ohio Attorney General, and subsequently served as Fisher's Chief of Staff.
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Two years later, Kent Markus became the Executive Director and Chief of Staff at the Democratic National Committee before joining the United States Department of Justice in 1994.
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At the Department of Justice, Kent Markus worked as Counsel to Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick in 1994, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Acting Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs from 1995 to 1996.
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Kent Markus then served as Counselor to Attorney General Janet Reno and Deputy Chief of Staff from 1996 to 1998.
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In 2001, Bush nominated Jeffrey Sutton to the seat to which Kent Markus had been nominated.
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Kent Markus' name came up as a possible interim replacement for former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, who resigned from office on May 14,2008.
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In January 2009, Kent Markus suggested that he be nominated by President Barack Obama to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
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Kent Markus became the Bureau's Enforcement Director in January 2012.
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In February 2015, Kent Markus became a Senior Advisor at the Bureau in the Office of the Director.
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Kent Markus was succeeded as Enforcement Director by Tony Alexis.
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Kent Markus is married to Capital University Law School professor Susan Gilles.