Bar Association’s watchdog-board nominee brings federal enforcement experience

The Atlanta Bar Association has nominated Melanie L. Campbell, a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, for a three-year term on the city’s Office of the Inspector General governing board.⁠[1]

Campbell’s résumé spans prosecution, federal enforcement and private-sector compliance. According to the appointment resolution, she has served as a Fulton County assistant district attorney and a trial attorney and senior trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Labor. Her responsibilities have included investigations, regulatory compliance, audit mechanisms and supervision and training.⁠[1]

Her proposed appointment, Resolution 26-R-4358, is scheduled for the Finance/Executive Committee’s Nov. 10 meeting at 2:30 p.m. It is not a completed appointment: the resolution requires City Council confirmation, mayoral approval and completion of required background checks. The resolution describes a seven-member governing board.⁠[1][2]

Also pending is the League of Women Voters’ nominee, Margo D. Walker, whose background includes more than 30 years with the FBI. We previously reported Walker’s nomination and the Oct. 28 delay to allow her to appear. The City Council returned her resolution as held on Nov. 2, and the packet lists it for the same Nov. 10 committee meeting—not as a confirmed appointment.⁠[1]