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{{short description|American attorney}} |
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|name = Barry Grissom |
| name = Barry Grissom |
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|image = Barry R. Grissom.jpg |
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|office = [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the District of Kansas|District of Kansas]] |
| office = [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the District of Kansas|District of Kansas]] |
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|president = [[Barack Obama]] |
| president = [[Barack Obama]] |
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|term_start = August 20, 2010 |
| term_start = August 20, 2010 |
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|term_end = April 15, 2016 |
| term_end = April 15, 2016 |
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|predecessor = Lanny Welch (acting) |
| predecessor = Lanny Welch (acting) |
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|successor = [[Stephen McAllister (lawyer)|Stephen McAllister]] |
| successor = [[Stephen McAllister (lawyer)|Stephen McAllister]] |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|12}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|12}} |
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|birth_place = [[Lebanon, Kentucky]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Lebanon, Kentucky]], U.S. |
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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|spouse = Renée Grissom |
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|children = 2 |
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'''Barry Ray Grissom''' (born April 12, 1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHK-YM52|title=Barry Ray Grissom; from "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"|website=[[FamilySearch]]|agency=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives| |
'''Barry Ray Grissom''' (born April 12, 1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHK-YM52|title=Barry Ray Grissom; from "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"|website=[[FamilySearch]]|agency=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives|access-date=January 6, 2019}}</ref> is an American attorney who served as the [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the District of Kansas|District of Kansas]] from 2010 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/meet-us-attorney |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120011730/https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/meet-us-attorney |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 20, 2015 |title=Meet the U.S. Attorney |publisher=Justice.gov |access-date=July 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Roxana Hegeman |url=http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article71230747.html |title=Barry Grissom retiring as U.S. attorney for Kansas |publisher=Kansas.com |date=April 11, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> On July 1, 2019, Barry Grissom officially launched his campaign for the [[2020 United States Senate election in Kansas#Democratic primary|Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article232075257.html|title=Former federal prosecutor hopes to break Kansas Dems' losing streak in Senate races|last1=Lowry|first1=Bryan|date=July 1, 2019|newspaper=[[The Kansas City Star]]|access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref> On October 17, 2019, he dropped out of the race, and endorsed former Kansas state Senator [[Barbara Bollier]] for the race.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Barry-Grissom-withdraws-from-Kansas-Senate-race-endorses-Barbara-Bollier-563297001.html|title=Barry Grissom withdraws from US Senate race, endorses Barbara Bollier|date=17 October 2019|work=kwch.com|access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Grissom graduated from [[Willowbrook High School]] in 1972<ref> |
Grissom graduated from [[Willowbrook High School]] in 1972<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dupage88.net/site/page/3510;jsessionid=6DCA2FD0377D7E8DFB7F0CEB6F7DE2B5|title=Willowbrook High School - Willowbrook honors Distinguished AlumniDistinguished Service class of 2014 inductees|website=www.dupage88.net}}</ref> and went to [[Johnson County Community College]] and then the University of Kansas where he earned a bachelor's degree in Science in 1977. He then studied law at Oklahoma City University, earning a JD in 1981. At OCU, he was a member of the Law Review, the Moot Court Board and the Order of the Barristers. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Returning to Kansas, he began a private practice in 1983, focused on representing victims of negligence, on civil rights and labor issues, including [[Fair Labor Standards Act]] cases. From 1986 to 2010 he was a member of the board of governors for the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. He was appointed the U.S. Attorney for Kansas by President [[Barack Obama]] in 2010, serving until April 2016, after which he joined the national Polsinelli law firm. He had been a member of [[Eric Holder]]'s Attorney General's Advisory Committee,<ref>[https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/us-attorney-barry-grissom-joins-committee-advising-us-attorney-general U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom Joins Committee Advising U.S. Attorney General], ''[[United States Attorney General]]'', September 18, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2019.</ |
Returning to Kansas, he began a private practice in 1983, focused on representing victims of negligence, on civil rights and labor issues, including [[Fair Labor Standards Act]] cases. From 1986 to 2010 he was a member of the board of governors for the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. He was appointed the U.S. Attorney for Kansas by President [[Barack Obama]] in 2010, serving until April 2016, after which he joined the national Polsinelli law firm. He had been a member of [[Eric Holder]]'s Attorney General's Advisory Committee,<ref>[https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/us-attorney-barry-grissom-joins-committee-advising-us-attorney-general U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom Joins Committee Advising U.S. Attorney General], ''[[United States Attorney General]]'', September 18, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2019.</ref> as well as becoming a panelist on the [[Brennan Center for Justice|Brennan Center]]'s Blue Ribbon Panel on the redefinition of federal prosecution priorities.<ref>[https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/Federal_Prosecution_For_21st_Century.pdf FEDERAL PROSECUTION FOR THE 21st CENTURY], Brennan Center for Justice, Lauren Brooke-Eisen, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2019.</ref> The panel's report emphasized both targeting violent offenders at the same time addressing issues of over-incarceration. |
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In April 2018, he founded the Grissom Law Group which additionally focused on public policy advocacy. In 2018, he became the Senior Vice President of [[Electrum Partners]].<ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/electrum-partners-hires-former-us-attorney-barry-grissom-as-senior-vice-president-300742530.html Electrum Partners Hires Former U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom as Senior Vice President] PR Newswire</ref> |
In April 2018, he founded the Grissom Law Group which additionally focused on public policy advocacy. In 2018, he became the Senior Vice President of [[Electrum Partners]].<ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/electrum-partners-hires-former-us-attorney-barry-grissom-as-senior-vice-president-300742530.html Electrum Partners Hires Former U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom as Senior Vice President] PR Newswire</ref> |
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==U.S. Attorney== |
==U.S. Attorney== |
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As the U.S. Attorney for Kansas, Barry Grissom focused on civil rights enforcement and community outreach. |
As the U.S. Attorney for Kansas, Barry Grissom focused on civil rights enforcement and community outreach.<ref name="Grissom">{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-r-grissom-a6653282|title=Barry R. Grissom|last=Grissom|first=Barry|website=LinkedIn|access-date=July 6, 2019}}</ref> During his tenure, Grissom founded the Kansas Civil Rights Symposium (which promoted efforts to improve community relations with law enforcement), the District's first Human Trafficking Working Group (which coordinated the work of [[Non-governmental organization|NGO's]] with law enforcement to curb human trafficking), directed the District's Project Safe Neighborhood program (which targeted felons who unlawfully possessed firearms), and oversaw the District's Project Safe Childhood program (which targeted child sex offenders).<ref name="Grissom"/> |
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During his tenure as US Attorney, various subordinates kept recordings of attorney-client phone calls of inmates in a detention facility. The US District Court found the office to be in contempt of court. A number of convictions and/or cases have been reversed or abandoned due to this unconstitutional activity. Grissom claimed to be unaware.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article234072672.html|title='Head in the sand': Grissom faces fallout from scandal on his watch as U.S. attorney|last=Bernard|first=Katie|date=18 August 2019|work=The Kansas City Star|access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref> |
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==Senatorial Bid== |
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On July 1, 2019, Barry Grissom officially launched his campaign for the [[2020 United States Senate election in Kansas#Democratic primary|Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Lowry|first1=Bryan|title=Former federal prosecutor hopes to break Kansas Dems’ losing streak in Senate races|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article232075257.html|newspaper=[[The Kansas City Star]]|date=July 1, 2019|accessdate=July 1, 2019}}</ref> |
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==2020 U.S. Senate campaign== |
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{{main|2020 United States Senate election in Kansas}} |
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On July 1, 2019, Grissom announced he would run for the U.S. Senate in Kansas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/former-federal-prosecutor-barry-grissom-running-for-u-s-senate-in-kansas|title=Former federal prosecutor Barry Grissom running for U.S. Senate in Kansas|date=July 1, 2019|website=KSHB}}</ref> |
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He dropped out of the race on October 17, 2019, and endorsed state Senator [[Barbara Bollier]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryan |first=Lowry |date=17 October 2019 |title=Democrat Barry Grissom drops out of Kansas Senate race, endorses Bollier |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article236359218.html |website=kansascity.com}}</ref> |
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==External sources== |
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Barry Grissom | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of Kansas | |
| In office August 20, 2010 – April 15, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lanny Welch (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Stephen McAllister |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1954 Lebanon, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Kansas (BS) Oklahoma City University (JD) |
Barry Ray Grissom (born April 12, 1954)[1] is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas from 2010 to 2016.[2][3] On July 1, 2019, Barry Grissom officially launched his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate.[4] On October 17, 2019, he dropped out of the race, and endorsed former Kansas state Senator Barbara Bollier for the race.[5]
Education
[edit]Grissom graduated from Willowbrook High School in 1972[6] and went to Johnson County Community College and then the University of Kansas where he earned a bachelor's degree in Science in 1977. He then studied law at Oklahoma City University, earning a JD in 1981. At OCU, he was a member of the Law Review, the Moot Court Board and the Order of the Barristers.
Career
[edit]Returning to Kansas, he began a private practice in 1983, focused on representing victims of negligence, on civil rights and labor issues, including Fair Labor Standards Act cases. From 1986 to 2010 he was a member of the board of governors for the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. He was appointed the U.S. Attorney for Kansas by President Barack Obama in 2010, serving until April 2016, after which he joined the national Polsinelli law firm. He had been a member of Eric Holder's Attorney General's Advisory Committee,[7] as well as becoming a panelist on the Brennan Center's Blue Ribbon Panel on the redefinition of federal prosecution priorities.[8] The panel's report emphasized both targeting violent offenders at the same time addressing issues of over-incarceration.
In April 2018, he founded the Grissom Law Group which additionally focused on public policy advocacy. In 2018, he became the Senior Vice President of Electrum Partners.[9]
U.S. Attorney
[edit]As the U.S. Attorney for Kansas, Barry Grissom focused on civil rights enforcement and community outreach.[10] During his tenure, Grissom founded the Kansas Civil Rights Symposium (which promoted efforts to improve community relations with law enforcement), the District's first Human Trafficking Working Group (which coordinated the work of NGO's with law enforcement to curb human trafficking), directed the District's Project Safe Neighborhood program (which targeted felons who unlawfully possessed firearms), and oversaw the District's Project Safe Childhood program (which targeted child sex offenders).[10]
During his tenure as US Attorney, various subordinates kept recordings of attorney-client phone calls of inmates in a detention facility. The US District Court found the office to be in contempt of court. A number of convictions and/or cases have been reversed or abandoned due to this unconstitutional activity. Grissom claimed to be unaware.[11]
2020 U.S. Senate campaign
[edit]On July 1, 2019, Grissom announced he would run for the U.S. Senate in Kansas.[12]
He dropped out of the race on October 17, 2019, and endorsed state Senator Barbara Bollier.[13]
External sources
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Barry Ray Grissom; from "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"". FamilySearch. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Meet the U.S. Attorney". Justice.gov. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Roxana Hegeman (April 11, 2016). "Barry Grissom retiring as U.S. attorney for Kansas". Kansas.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Lowry, Bryan (July 1, 2019). "Former federal prosecutor hopes to break Kansas Dems' losing streak in Senate races". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Barry Grissom withdraws from US Senate race, endorses Barbara Bollier". kwch.com. October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ "Willowbrook High School - Willowbrook honors Distinguished AlumniDistinguished Service class of 2014 inductees". www.dupage88.net.
- ^ U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom Joins Committee Advising U.S. Attorney General, United States Attorney General, September 18, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ FEDERAL PROSECUTION FOR THE 21st CENTURY, Brennan Center for Justice, Lauren Brooke-Eisen, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ Electrum Partners Hires Former U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom as Senior Vice President PR Newswire
- ^ a b Grissom, Barry. "Barry R. Grissom". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ Bernard, Katie (August 18, 2019). "'Head in the sand': Grissom faces fallout from scandal on his watch as U.S. attorney". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ "Former federal prosecutor Barry Grissom running for U.S. Senate in Kansas". KSHB. July 1, 2019.
- ^ Bryan, Lowry (October 17, 2019). "Democrat Barry Grissom drops out of Kansas Senate race, endorses Bollier". kansascity.com.