Follow up on previous postings related to Politicized Hiring at the Department of Justice and Firing of U.S. Attorneys, see this Legal Times (subscription req’d) article, The Goodling Report: How Aides Took Control of DOJ Hiring, by Joe Palazzolo, August 04, 2008

“…the [DOJ OIG Report, An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring by Monica Goodling and Other Staff in the Office of the Attorney General, July 28, 2008] report provides the most detailed account yet of the inner workings of the Justice Department during the period of January 2004 to April 2007, and it shows how the two young aides were assisted in their effort by more senior officials who either actively helped their cause—or quietly acquiesced.

The effort ranged from placing what they called “good Americans” in everything from temporary Main Justice slots to career judgeships in the federal immigration courts. More than 480 lawyers interviewed for career and political positions were tested with queries like, “Tell us about your political philosophy.”

What follows is the story—based almost entirely on the report—of how they gained power and how they used it.”