Career Since The Failed Nomination
On January 8, 2007, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland announced that Markus would be taking a leave of absence from Capital University to serve as Strickland's chief legal counsel. Markus' name also came up as a possible interim replacement for former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, who resigned from office on May 14, 2008.
In January 2009, Markus said he was throwing his hat in the ring to be nominated by President Barack Obama to become a U.S. district judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. However, in July 2009, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown announced that he would be recommending then-U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy Black for the seat. The Senate confirmed Black to that seat in May 2010.
In 2011, Markus became the deputy director of enforcement for the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He became the bureau's director of enforcement in January 2012.
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