Newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch has appointed Connecticut U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly as one of six members of an advisory committee that will help shape Department of Justice policies.

Lynch also appointed federal prosecutors from five other states, including Steven Dettelbach from the Northern District of Ohio; Conner Eldridge from the Western District of Arkansas; Paul Fishman from New Jersey; Booth Goodwin III from the Southern District of West Virginia; and Kenneth Polite for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

"The distinguished women and men who serve on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee provide invaluable advice and wise counsel that help shape the Justice Department's approach to combating crime, violence and injustice in every community across the country," Lynch said in a news release issued Thursday. "They help introduce new ideas, formulate innovative policies, and design fresh strategies. They foster collaboration across our U.S. Attorney's Offices and with Main Justice. And, in all of their work, they seek to strengthen and improve law enforcement efforts at every level. As a former chair of the AGAC, I am proud to welcome six outstanding new members to the committee, and I look forward to all that we will achieve, with their help, in the days ahead."

Daly was sworn in as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut in May 2014 after serving as interim U.S. Attorney for a year. Prior to that, she oversaw the criminal and civil divisions of the U.S. Attorney's office from July 2010 to May 2013. Daly was an assistant U.S. attorney.

After leaving the Justice Department, Daly was a partner at Daly & Pavlis LLC, a Connecticut law firm with a practice focused on corporate and commercial litigation, white-collar criminal investigations, SEC enforcement actions and corporate internal investigations and monitoring.

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