[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 28, Volume 2]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 28CFR600.3]



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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

 

    CHAPTER VI--OFFICES OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 

PART 600_GENERAL POWERS OF SPECIAL COUNSEL--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  600.3  Qualifications of the Special Counsel.



    (a) An individual named as Special Counsel shall be a lawyer with a 

reputation for integrity and impartial decisionmaking, and with 

appropriate experience to ensure both that the investigation will be 

conducted ably, expeditiously and thoroughly, and that investigative and 

prosecutorial decisions will be supported by an informed understanding 

of the criminal law and Department of Justice policies. The Special 

Counsel shall be selected from outside the United States Government. 

Special Counsels shall agree that their responsibilities as Special 

Counsel shall take first precedence in their professional lives, and 

that it may be necessary to devote their full time to the investigation, 

depending on its complexity and the stage of the investigation.

    (b) The Attorney General shall consult with the Assistant Attorney 

General for Administration to ensure an appropriate method of 

appointment, and to ensure that a Special Counsel undergoes an 

appropriate background investigation and a detailed review of ethics and 

conflicts of interest issues. A Special Counsel shall be appointed as a 

``confidential employee'' as defined in 5 U.S.C. 7511(b)(2)(C).