David C. Iglesias | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico | |
| In office October 18, 2001 – December 19, 2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Norman Bay |
| Succeeded by | Larry Gomez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Claudio Iglesias 1958 (age 65–66) Panama City, Panama |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cynthia Iglesias |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Wheaton College University of New Mexico |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1985–2014 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Awards | |
| Meritorious Service Medal | |
David Claudio Iglesias (born 1958) is a Panamanian-American attorney from Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1][2]
Iglesias serves as the Director of the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics and Economics in Illinois. He is also the Jean and E. Floyd Kvamme Associate Professor of Politics and Law. In April 2014, Iglesias retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) after 30 years of active and reserve service.
He was appointed by President George W. Bush as the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico in August 2001 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in October 2001.[2] He was one of eight U.S. attorneys fired by the Bush administration in 2006 for "performance-related issues." (see Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy). A review of the matter released by the U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General in October 2008 found that his firing had not been performance-related but was politically motivated.[3]
In October 2008, Iglesias was re-activated by the Navy as part of a special prosecution team for Guantanamo detainees suspected of committing terrorism and war crimes. He supervised the conviction of the U.S. v. Noor Uthman terrorism case; one of only six completed war crimes cases since the Commissions were re-established. In 2009, Iglesias was named as an honoree to Esquire magazine's annual "Best and Brightest" issue for his work as a terrorism prosecutor with the Defense Department's Office of Military Commissions.[4]
- ^ Gisick, Michael. "Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias embraces the media in his quest for vindication" Archived 2010-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - Albuquerque Tribune - Thursday, May 10, 2007
- ^ a b Presidential Nomination: David Claudio Iglesias - The White House
- ^ An Investigation Into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006 | Department of Justice, pgs. 190-192
- ^ "Can One Good Man Redeem a Nation for the Sins of Guantánamo?". 5 March 2010.