James Thomas Abbott is an American attorney and government official who was a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) from 2017 to 2022. Before his service with the FLRA, Abbott served as Deputy General Counsel for the United States Congress Office of Compliance from 2004 to 2007. Earlier in his career, he was the Senior Associate District Counsel for Personnel and Ethics at the Defense Contract Management Agency; Chief Counsel at Corpus Christi Army Depot, United States Army Materiel Command; and Senior Labor Counsel at the HQ Depot Systems Command, U.S. Army Materiel Command.[2][3] On May 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Abbott seeking civil penalties for Abbott's willful refusal to file mandatory ethics disclosures.[4][5]
James T. Abbott | |
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Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority | |
In office December 11, 2017 – May 17, 2022 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Patrick Pizzella |
Succeeded by | Susan Tsui Grundmann |
Personal details | |
Born | James Thomas Abbott |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Daniel Gri[1] |
Children | 2 |
Education | |
References
edit- ^ "Abbott, Kiko and DuBester Nominated As Members of the FLRA". Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Ralph (September 4, 2017). "Nominees for HR and LR in Federal Government". FedSmith. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017 – via National Archives. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Scarcella, Mike (June 1, 2023). "US sues ex-Trump labor agency appointee over required financial disclosure". Reuters. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Case 1:23-cv-01555 Document 1" (PDF). May 31, 2023.