Now she’s helping to pick the next U.S. Attorney.
Sahan Journal reports……
Co-founder of the Somali American Bar Association. President of the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers. Amran has
Amran Farah has had a busy past year.
She volunteered to connect protesters to lawyers after the murder of George Floyd in May—while figuring out how to care for her newborn son and work remotely from her Richfield home. When her maternity leave ended, she returned to her role in commercial litigation at Greene Espel, the Minneapolis law firm where she became a partner this January. While no one definitively tracks it, Amran, 34, is very likely the first Somali attorney to become a partner at a large Minnesota firm.
A few weeks after achieving that professional success, she accepted an invitation to help select the next U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal in Minnesota, The U.S. Attorney represents the United States in federal criminal cases. The U.S. Marshal serves as the enforcement arm of the courts and is involved in most law enforcement initiatives. Both posts typically turn over when a new president takes office, and together they exert great influence over what types of law enforcement take priority in Minnesota.
“I know some people who believe that the system is inherently broken, and that by working within the system you’re just going to be another peg in the system,” Amran said. “While I respect that, I do think you can do some things within this broken system to help your community—as long as you don’t compromise your own values and principles in the process.”
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