Eric Holder
Eric Holder | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2009 | |
| 82nd United States Attorney General | |
| In office February 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | David W. Ogden Gary Grindler (acting) James M. Cole Sally Yates (acting) |
| Preceded by | Michael Mukasey |
| Succeeded by | Loretta Lynch |
| Acting January 20, 2001 – February 2, 2001 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy | Robert Mueller (acting) |
| Preceded by | Janet Reno |
| Succeeded by | John Ashcroft |
| 29th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office June 13, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Jamie Gorelick |
| Succeeded by | Larry Thompson |
| United States Attorney for the District of Columbia | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – June 13, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Ramsey Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Mary Lou Leary |
| Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Virginia Riley |
| Succeeded by | Judith Bartnoff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Himpton Holder Jr. January 21, 1951 The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Malone |
| Children | (3) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Columbia Law School |
| Profession | Attorney at law |
Eric Himpton Holder Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is an American attorney. He served as the Attorney General of the United States, under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2015. He was the first African-American to hold that post.[1] Before being named as Attorney General, he was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia under President Clinton[2] and help pick Joe Biden as Obama's running mate.[3] Holder was born in the Bronx.
On September 25, 2014, the Justice Department said Holder would resign as soon as his successor is confirmed.[4] He was succeeded by Loretta Lynch on April 27, 2015.
References
- ↑ Johnson, Carrie (February 3, 2009) [Tuesday]. "Holder Confirmed as the First Black Attorney General: Nominee Overcame Objections in GOP". The Washington Post. p. A02. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- ↑ Longstreth, Andrew (June 2008). "Making History With Obama" (Cover Story). Making History. The American Lawyer. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ↑ "The New Team: President Obama has now filled nearly all of the major posts in his new administration". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ↑ Wilber, Del Quentin; Schoenberg, Tom (September 25, 2014). "Holder Said to Plan to Resignation as Attorney General". Bloomberg News. Retrieved September 25, 2014.