Patrick Fitzgerald

For other people named Patrick Fitzgerald, see Patrick Fitzgerald (disambiguation).

1. "Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald Joins Skadden's Chicago Office". CBS News. Chicago. October 22, 2012.
2. "U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald stepping down June 30". Chicago Tribune. May 23, 2012.
3. "Patrick Fitzgerald Partner, Litigation". Skadden. Chicago. October 22, 2012.
4. Savage, Charlie (December 31, 2003). "Ashcroft Steps Aside in Probe Into CIA Leak". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
5. "Why Did Attorney General Ashcroft Remove Himself From The Valerie Plame Wilson Leak Investigation?". findlaw.com. January 6, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
6. "Patrick Fitzgerald: The Right Thing". The Oath with Chuck Rosenberg.
7. Slevin, Peter (February 2, 2005). "The Prosecutor Never Rests". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
8. Stephey, M.J. (December 11, 2008). "Patrick Fitzgerald". Time. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008.
9. US Attorney Fitzgerald marries teacher ABC Local, June 17, 2008
10. Patrick Fitzgerald profile, Time.com, December 11, 2008.
11. Wilson, Jamie (October 29, 2005). "Workaholic who earned his spurs taking down the mob". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
12. Harris, Paul (February 12, 2006). "Saint Patrick's Day". The Observer. London. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
13. Fitzgerald, Patrick (October 21, 2003). "Testimony of the Honorable Patrick Fitzgerald before the Senate Judiciary Committee". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
14. U.S. "Attorneys Patrick Fitzgerald of Chicago and James Comey of Manhattan are both tough-minded career prosecutors. They're also best friends", American Lawyer, December 11, 2008
15. Schaper, David (November 6, 2007). "Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan Heading to Prison". NPR. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
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18. Coen, Jeff; Mihalopoulos, Dan (May 22, 2008). "Feds: City building inspectors bribed". Chicago Tribune.
19. Davey, Monica; Jack Healy (December 9, 2008). "Illinois Governor Charged in Scheme to Sell Obama's Seat". New York Times .
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21. "Patrick J. Fitzgerald, The University of Illinois Board of Trustees". Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
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24. "Transcript of Special Counsel Fitzgerald's Press Conference". The Washington Post. October 28, 2005. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
25. "Columnist testifies Rove confirmed Plame was CIA". CNN . February 12, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
26. Smith, R. Jeffrey (September 8, 2006). "Armitage Says He Was Source of CIA Leak". Washington Post. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
27. Isikoff, Michael (March 13, 2010). "A Man Of Mystery". Newsweek. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
28. Scott Shane and Neil A. Lewis (July 3, 2007). "Bush Commutes Libby Sentence, Saying 30 Months 'Is Excessive'" . The New York Times .
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30. Eggen, Dan; Solomon, John (March 20, 2007). "Fitzgerald Ranked During Leak Case". Washington Post. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
31. Solomon, John (March 20, 2007). "Gonzales aide rated Fitzgerald mediocre". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
32. "Statement by the President on Executive Clemency for Lewis Libby". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. July 2, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
33. Baker, Peter (April 13, 2018). "Trump Pardons Scooter Libby in a Case That Mirrors His Own" . The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
34. BBC News Business: "Conrad Black convicted of fraud" July 13, 2007.
35. Associated Press (February 1, 2006). "19 Indicted in Software Piracy Plot". CBS News. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
36. "19 Indicted in $6.5 million "RISCISO" Software Piracy Conspiracy" (PDF) (Press release). United States Department of Justice. September 1, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
37. "Ill. governor arrested in corruption scandal". Chicago. Associated Press. December 9, 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008.
38. "Fitzgerald: 'New low' in Illinois politics". Breaking News. Chicago: Tribune Company. December 9, 2008. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008.
39. "Transcript – Justice Department Briefing on Blagojevich Investigation". The New York Times . December 9, 2008.
40. Justin Hinkley, MSU lawyer tells Bill Schuette officials didn't know about Nassar until 2016, Detroit Free Press, December 8, 2017; Michael Campbell, Dr. Larry Nassar: A history of preying on people, Lansing State Journal and IndyStar timeline, http://interactives.indystar.com/news/standing/OutofBalance/NassarTimeline/LSJ.html Archived October 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
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42. Cheney, Kyle; Gerstein, Josh (September 25, 2025). "'Let's have a trial': Comey proclaims innocence as Trump revels in grand jury indictment he demanded". POLITICO.

External links

• USDOJ Office of Special Counsel Homepage
• Interview with Fitzgerald on the Patriot Act at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
• M.J. Stephey, 2-minute Biodata, Time Magazine , December 11, 2008
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Patrick Fitzgerald at IMDb
• Patrick Fitzgerald collected news and commentary at The New York Times
• From the Desk of Patrick J. Fitzgerald Blog
• Profile Archived July 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , skadden.com; accessed August 16, 2015.

Patrick Fitzgerald
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
In office October 21, 2001 –June 30, 2012

Legal offices
Preceded by Scott Lassar	United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois 2001–2012	Succeeded by Zachary Fardon