Appointment of William J. Landers as Associate Counsel to the President

The President today announced the appointment of William J. Landers to be Associate Counsel to the President.

Since 1983 Mr. Landers has served at the Department of Justice, most recently as Deputy Associate Attorney General and previously as Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division). Prior to that, he was an Assistant United States Attorney in Los Angeles, 1979-1983; deputy city attorney in Los Angeles, 1978-1979; and an associate with the law firm of Parker, Milliken, Clark & O'Hara, 1976-1978.

Mr. Landers graduated from Loyola University of Los Angeles (B.A., 1973) and the Loyola University School of Law (J.D, 1976), where he was editor-in-chief of the law review. He was born October 17, 1951, in Kansas City, MO, and resides in the District of Columbia.