{"id":317884,"date":"2026-08-10T17:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/317884\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:20:14","slug":"rachel-sherck-appointed-interim-city-attorney-for-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/317884\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Sherck appointed interim City Attorney for Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto w-full sm:w-full md:w-1\/2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786370661210.png\" alt=\"Rachel Sherck courtesy photo\"\/>Rachel Sherck courtesy photo<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan\u2014City Manager Danielle Dulin has appointed Deputy City Attorney Rachel Sherck to serve as Interim City Attorney for the City of Manhattan effective August 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The city attorney serves as the chief legal officer for the municipality and department head for the Legal Services Department, which includes the Manhattan Municipal Court and the City Attorney\u2019s Office. The position also serves as a member of the city\u2019s senior management team and provides legal guidance to the City Commission, city boards, the city manager, and city staff on complex legal issues related to municipal operations.Sherck fills the role vacated by Katie Jackson, who served as city attorney for 11 years.<\/p>\n<p> Jackson\u2019s last day with the City of Manhattan was Monday, August 3. She is leaving the organization to continue her career with the City of Lawrence.\u201cRachel brings strong institutional knowledge and sound legal judgment to this role,\u201d said Dulin.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cShe has worked closely with departments across the organization for nearly a decade and understands the complexity of municipal operations. I am confident she will provide steady leadership for the legal services department and continue supporting the City Commission, city staff, and the Manhattan community during this transition.\u201dKatie Jackson will be missed for her contributions as an organizational leader in addition to her legal acumen. Those who worked closely with her appreciated her thoughtfulness, candor, and commitment to tackling complex problems head-on rather than being tempted by a quick fix.\u00a0\u201cKatie has been an incredible mentor and someone I learned a great deal from,\u201d Sherck said.\u00a0During nearly a decade with the City, Sherck has had the opportunity to work alongside departments across the organization and contribute to a wide range of projects and initiatives.\u201cYou realize how long you\u2019ve been working here when you drive around and see the physical results of planning that started years ago as an idea in the room,\u201d Sherck said.Sherck began working for the City of Manhattan in 2017 as an assistant city attorney and was appointed deputy city attorney in 2024. She has worked under the guidance of Katie Jackson, as well as former City Attorney Bill Frost.Sherck earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and creative writing from Kansas State University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kansas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rachel Sherck courtesy photo Manhattan\u2014City Manager Danielle Dulin has appointed Deputy City Attorney Rachel Sherck to serve as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317885,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-317884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}