As many as 10 federal prosecutors in San Diego have quit under acting U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon, and other high-ranking lawyers have been demoted while the office struggles to fill vacancies, Times of San Diego has learned.
The alleged DOJ brain drain in the Southern District of California — like
at “Main Justice” in Washington — includes a veteran chief of the office’s national security section and a one-time U.S. attorney.
“If you were to take the people who had left, you’re talking about 80% of the senior more capable prosecutors in the office or civil attorneys,” said a longtime staffer who resigned before Donald Trump took office in January…