Obama has announced another top-level appointment, Eric Holder, who served as deputy Attorney-General under Clinton and now will be (pending Senate confirmation) the nation’s lead lawman. The relevant and important information about Holder is his record and reputation:

A New York City native who graduated from
Columbia University and Columbia Law School, Holder spent years as a

federal prosecutor–a job in which he earned a reputation as tough and
aggressive foe of public corruption. After serving in the public
integrity section of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and
later a District of Columbia Superior Court judge, Holder was named by
President Clinton as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. He
became deputy attorney general in 1997 under Janet Reno and was viewed
as a centrist on most law enforcement issues, though he has sharply
criticized the secrecy and the expansive views of executive power
advanced by the Bush Justice Department.

Excellent.