Gerald Walpin

Gerald Walpin
Born (1931-09-01)September 1, 1931
New York City, New York
Died June 24, 2016(2016-06-24) (aged 84)
Manhattan, New York
Nationality American
Alma mater City College of New York (1952)
Yale Law School (1955)
Occupation Attorney

Gerald Walpin (September 1, 1931 – June 24, 2016) was an American lawyer and author.[1] He served as the Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) from January 2007 until June 2009, when he was removed by U.S. President Barack Obama.[1]

Personal life

Walpin was born September 1, 1931 in New York City,[2] and graduated from the City College of New York in 1952.[3][4] He attended Yale Law School, where he served as managing editor of the Yale Law Journal, graduating cum laude in 1955. Walpin is married, with three children and six grandchildren.[3]

Career

From 1957-60, he served in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General, with a rank of lieutenant.[3]

Walpin was an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of Special Prosecutions for the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York for five years, after which he went on to become a senior partner at the New York-based law firm Rosenman & Colin LLP—and then of counsel at its successor Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP—for a combined total of over 40 years.[3]

From 2002-2004, Walpin served as president of the Federal Bar Council, an association of attorneys that practice in the courts within the Second Circuit. He received the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award in 2003 for outstanding professionalism as an attorney and for mentoring younger lawyers.[3]

Inspector General of CNCS

Appointment by George W. Bush

On August 3, 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Walpin as Inspector General (IG) of Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), an office in the CNCS charged with conducting independent and object audits, investigations and inspections of the CNCS and its service programs, which include AmeriCorps, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and Senior Corps.[5] After he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 9, 2006, Walpin was sworn in on January 8, 2007.[3][5][6]

Americorps investigations

After its May 20, 2009 meeting that discussed Walpin's report criticizing the St. HOPE Academy settlement agreement and Walpin's forthcoming report questioning the validity of the largest AmeriCorps program—the Research Foundation of City University of New York (RFCUNY) New York City Teaching Fellows program, the bipartisan CNCS Board of Directors unanimously requested that the White House review Walpin's conduct as Inspector General.[7][8]

Removal and lawsuit

Walpin was suspended with pay on June 11, 2009 by President Barack Obama, who on the same day advised the U.S. Congress that he would remove Walpin from office, effective 30 days from then, because he no longer had "the fullest confidence in" Walpin as Inspector General,[9][10] and on June 16, 2009, the White House submitted a letter with additional information on the reasons Walpin was removed.[7]

On July 17, 2009, Walpin filed a civil lawsuit in federal court seeking his reinstatement as CNCS Inspector General, arguing that his removal violated the 2008 Inspector General Act.[11] On July 20, 2009, Walpin issued a statement saying the primary reason for his lawsuit was to protect future Inspectors General.[12]

On October 19, 2009, the chairman of the Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) notified Walpin that his May 20, 2009 response to an April 29, 2009 complaint about him by acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence G. Brown had sufficiently and satisfactorily addressed the matter and closed the complaint.[13]

On June 17, 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Roberts dismissed Walpin's wrongful-termination lawsuit.[14]

Death

Gerald Walpin died on June 24, 2016, in the hospital after being hit by an SUV in Manhattan, while crossing at Lexington Avenue and East 79th Street.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gerald Walpin, Watchdog Fired Over AmeriCorps Inquiry, Dies at 84". The New York Times. June 26, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Meet Inspector General Gerald Walpin, official biography of the former Inspector General; previously online at www.cncsig.gov/PDF/Bios/MeetWalpin.pdf, obtained via google cache.
  4. ↑ . (May 16, 1951). "Chosen at City College to head student council". The New York Times. p. 30. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  5. 1 2 U.S. Senate (December 9, 2006). "Presidential Nomination PN1904-109 Gerald Walpin". THOMAS. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  6. ↑ . (May 17, 2007). "Inspector General historical data - Federal departments" (PDF). ignet.gov. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  7. 1 2
  8. ↑
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress (December 5, 2008). "U.S.C. Title 5 Appendix - Inspector General Act of 1978 (Incorporating Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, Pub. L. 110-409)" (PDF). USAID. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  11. ↑ O'Keefe, Ed (July 20, 2009). "Fired IG Gerald Walpin Files Suit". Federal Eye blog. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  12. ↑ Tapper, Jake (July 20, 2009). "Fired Inspector General says his lawsuit was filed to protect future IGs". Political Punch blog. ABCNews.com. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑
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