Appointment of Philip A. Lacovara as a Member of the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission

The President today announced his intention to appoint Philip A. Lacovara to be a member of the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission for a term of 5 years. This is a reappointment.

Mr. Lacovara has been a partner in the law firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed in Washington, DC, since 1974. Previously, he was counsel to the Special Prosecutor, Watergate Special Prosecution Force, in 1973-1974; Deputy Solicitor General of the United States in 1972-1973; special counsel to the police commissioner of the city of New York in 1971-1972; and Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States in 1970.

He graduated from Georgetown University (A.B., 1963) and Columbia University School of Law (LL.B., 1966). He is married, has seven children, and resides in Washington, DC. He was born July 11, 1943, in New York City.