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| Debo Adegbile |
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote tomorrow on the nomination of Debo Adegbile to head the Justice Department’s civil-rights division. However, he is facing increased criticism for his role in getting convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal’s death sentence overturned during his time as a practicing attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
Asked about the case during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing earlier this month, Adegbile said, “It’s important, I think, to understand that in no way does that legal representation, zealously as an advocate, cast any aspersion or look past the grievous loss of Sergeant Faullkner.”
Those who know Adegbile personally, say he's the best man for the job. One such supporter is Terrance Daniels, a retired detective from the New York City Police Department. In a letter to the Senate committee, Daniels, who has known Adegbile as a classmate, co-worker and friend throughout three decades, said Adegbite has the highest integrity and character.
"He has always displayed a work ethic that would be hard to duplicate," Daniels wrote to the senate committee. "His knowledge of individual's legal rights will be perfectly used in the position he has been nominated for. He will protect everyone's civil rights with an enthusiasm and knowledge that will be second to none."
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