Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown has announced his resignation and return to Texas following Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s defeat in her re-election bid.

Brown, who served as the chief of the Dallas Police Department from 2010 to 2016, will take a position as the chief operating officer of Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkin’s law firm, Loncar Lyon Jenkins.

“Superintendent David O. Brown informed me that he would be resigning as Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department effective March 16,” Lightfoot announced in a press release.

“I accepted his resignation and want to commend him for his accomplishments not just for the department but the entire city,” Lightfoot continued.

The outgoing mayor touted Brown’s record as superintendent, including “setting a record number of illegal gun recoveries for two consecutive years; leading a double digit reduction in violent crime in 2022; significant, consistent progress on the consent decree; standing up a full time recruitment team … significantly expanding the resources for officer wellness; and promoting more women to the senior exempt ranks than ever before.”

Brown’s time in Chicago was also marked by a 64% increase in major crime categories.

Brown was nominated by Lightfoot for the position in 2020 and was unanimously confirmed by the Chicago City Council.

“First Deputy Eric Carter will be appointed as interim superintendent until a new Mayor is sworn in,” the release explained.

In his resignation, Brown explained, “It has been an honor and a privilege to work alongside the brave men and women of the Chicago Police Department,” according to the Chicago Tribune.

“I will continue to pray that all officers return home to their families safe at the end of their shift. May the Good Lord bless the city of Chicago and the men and women who serve and protect this great city,” he added.

Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia told The Dallas Express, “I’ll miss him at the Major Cities Chiefs table, but I’m sure he will do well in his new position. Recognizing the sacrifices it takes to lead any law enforcement agency, I’m also hopeful he will have balance and more peace in his life. His new role is well earned.”

In addition to the crime spike, police brass apparently had concerns about Brown’s leadership abilities during his time in Chicago.

One police supervisor reportedly told the Chicago Sun-Times that Brown’s record “shows a lack of leadership.”

“I can’t think of one member of the command staff that is willing to back him,” he alleged, per the Sun-Times. “We all agreed Brown was driving CPD into the ground. Zero confidence in his ability to lead the department.”

Others, however, including Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, view Brown in a more favorable light.

“Chief David Brown is a proven leader and a tremendous person of integrity,” Jenkins wrote in a Twitter announcement of Brown’s hiring. “My law partner Ted Lyon and I could not be more thrilled that he is joining our team.”

Clay Jenkins acquired the personal injury law firm after the death of prominent local attorney Brian Loncar. Jenkins did so while acting as executor of Loncar’s estate, despite the objections of several family members, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.

During the lawsuits surrounding the purchase, Jenkins was accused of using his position as county judge to influence DPD accident reports in order to benefit his clients while Chief Brown was in office, as The Dallas Express reported last year.