Reported today, District Attorney-elect Gregg Bernstein, who defeated incumbent attorney Patricia Jessamy in this year’s midterm election, selected several key individuals for leadership positions within his administration. Among them, trial lawyers and former prosecutors, but most notably Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, aka Coach K. The move to hire Coach K, who will serve as a temporary standin during times when Baltimore City’s courts are overloaded with trials, is viewed as unusual by most. “I mean look at the guy,” Bernstein noted in an interview via Twitter, “he looks friggin’ exactly like me, no one’ll ever notice if we slip him into a few softball trials.” Baltimore District Attorney’s office is no stranger to unusual tactics for attempts at successful rates of conviction. In September, then District Attorney Pat Jessamy offered 2 … Read entire article »