From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
MONTGOMERY —Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall wasted no time in naming a replacement to head the Special Prosecutions Division following Matt Hart’s resignation on Monday.
On Tuesday, Marshall announced the appointment of a longtime federal prosecutor, A. Clark Morris, to lead the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division (SPD), which investigates public corruption and white-collar crime. Morris, who currently serves as First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, will officially take over the AG’s Special Prosecutions Division on Jan. 7.
“I am delighted that Clark Morris has agreed to lead my public corruption unit,” Marshall said. “She is universally respected throughout the law enforcement community and is the kind of hard-nosed prosecutor you want on your team. Her work ethic, professionalism and integrity are visible to those with whom she interacts on both sides of her cases. Public corruption continues to be a scourge on our great state, and I am confident that the people of Alabama will be well served by Clark in this role.
“Clark is not only highly experienced, but she also commands a strong working relationship with the U.S. Justice Department,” Marshall said. “Her addition to our office will make the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division more effective in partnering with federal law enforcement to target public corruption – a goal I have sought since I first took office in 2017.”
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Morris is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice. She served as an Assistant United States Attorney in both the Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama. In 2013, she was named First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District and has served two presidential administrations in that role. Her vast prosecutorial experience includes work in the White-Collar Crime Unit of the Middle District’s Criminal Division. Morris also served as acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District from March 2017 to November 2017.
A native of Alexander City, Morris received her JD from the University of Alabama School of Law and holds a BA from Hollins University in Virginia.