CSM Speakers Bureau

John McKay was nominated by President George W. Bush and served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington from 2001-2007.  In 2007 McKay was one of eight U.S. Attorneys dismissed from his position for controversial reasons by former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. 

From 1989 to 1990, McKay served as a White House Fellow, where he worked as a Special Assistant to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C.  McKay then returned to Seattle and joined the law firm of Cairncross & Hempelmann, later becoming the firm's managing partner.

During his legal career, McKay has taken on leadership responsibilities with the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Washington State Bar Association.  He has been a member of both the ABA Board of Governors and House of Delegates, and has served on the Washington State Bar Association's task forces on Opportunities for Minorities in the Legal Profession and on Governance. In 1997, McKay served as the President of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in Washington, D.C. 

John McKay has served as a leader, program manager, and innovator in the law enforcement community in the Western District of Washington through partnering with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service to develop the Seattle Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX), a fully functional and successful information sharing system. During his tenure, he worked diligently to reduce crime, espionage, and drug trafficking.

Mr. McKay is currently teaching Constitutional Law of Terrorism and National Security Law as Professor from Practice at Seattle University School of Law.

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