John Mckay, Getty's In house Counsel and former Fired Fed Prosecutor, leaves Getty after 3 months

In an story that caught my attention as a bit of a blast from the recent past. John McKay, the top lawyer at Getty, who just got hired by Getty, has left his position as the top lawyer at Getty Images after less than four months. If you remember, John McKay was the former U.S. attorney ousted in the Justice Department's firings of federal prosecutors. The same firing that led to Justice Department Head Alberto Gonzales resigning who was accused of political bias in the firings.

Not entirely sure why he left but he looks to be going back to teaching in Seattle. Still trying to figure this out though. BUUTTTTT something telling may be that McKay declined to comment further on his experience at Getty, saying it would not be appropriate to talk about matters that could be ongoing legal issues. Yikes or just a smoke screen.

During an Getty interview in May, Jonathon Klein, Getty's CEO, said he offered McKay a job because he wanted "somebody who had broader experience than working as a lawyer in a law firm or working as a general counsel at another company."

If you check out the Wikipedia entry you can see: "On September 17 Jonathan Klein, CEO, Getty Images, announced that John McKay would be stepping down as General Counsel for Getty Images to return to the law faculty at Seattle University where he will pursue a full-time teaching position". This looks like his next plan.

I think Ray Charles said it best.




For more info- Kristi Heim: 206-464-2718 or kheim@seattletimes.com.