Benjamin Civiletti
Ben Civiletti | |
|---|---|
| 73rd United States Attorney General | |
| In office August 16, 1979 – January 19, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Deputy | Charles Ruff (acting) Charles Byron Renfrew |
| Preceded by | Griffin Bell |
| Succeeded by | William French Smith |
| 17th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office May 16, 1978 – August 16, 1979 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Peter F. Flaherty |
| Succeeded by | Charles Byron Renfrew |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division | |
| In office March 10, 1977 – May 16, 1978 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Dick Thornburgh |
| Succeeded by | Philip Heymann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Richard Civiletti July 17, 1935 Peekskill, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 2022 (aged 87) Lutherville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gaile Lundgren |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (LLB) |
Benjamin Richard Civiletti (July 17, 1935 – October 16, 2022) was an American lawyer. He served as the 73rd United States Attorney General during the last year and a half of the Carter administration, from 1979 to 1981. He was the first Italian American to serve as Attorney General.
Since 2001, Civiletti is one of the three members of the Independent Review Board,[1] a board that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union must answer to when allegations of corruption or organized crime.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Independent Review Board". Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ↑ The Independent Review Board Archived 2018-08-25 at the Wayback Machine.