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Eric Holder

Prior offices

Superior Court of the District of Columbia

U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C.

U.S. Deputy Attorney General

U.S. Attorney General

Personal

Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (b. January 21, 1951, in New York, New York) is a former United States Attorney General. Holder was sworn into office by Vice President Joe Biden on February 3, 2009. He announced on September 25, 2014, that he would resign as soon as his successor was confirmed by the Senate. At the time of the announcement, Holder was the fourth longest tenured attorney general in United States history.[1] He stepped down from the office on April 24, 2015, after Loretta Lynch was confirmed by the Senate.[2]

Biography

Holder grew up in New York City and graduated from Stuyvesant High School. He then earned his bachelor's degree in American history from Columbia University in 1973 and his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1976. Holder then accepted his first position with the Department of Justice investigating official corruption at all levels of government.[3]

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Eric Holder

Eric Holder (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.[2] Before being named as Attorney General, he was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia under President Clinton[3] and help pick Joe Biden as Obama's running mate.[4] Holder was born in the Bronx.

On September 25, 2014, the Justice Department said Holder would resign as soon as his successor is confirmed.[5] He was succeeded by Loretta Lynch on April 27, 2015.

References

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  1. ↑"USDOJ: Office of the Attorney General". US Department of Justice. February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  2. ↑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.
  3. ↑Longstreth, Andrew (June 2008). "Making History With Obama"(Cover Story). Making H
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    Eric Holder: A legacy of highs and lows as attorney general

    Eric H. Holder Jr. is stepping down as the nation’s 82nd attorney general after more than five tumultuous years. He leaves a legacy that will be praised by liberals and excoriated by conservatives. Here are some of the key points and issues of the tenure of Holder, one of the nation’s longest-serving attorneys general.

    Holder was always a striver. He was born in the Bronx, raised in Queens and attended the prestigious Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan before going to college and law school at Columbia University. After graduating law school, he moved to the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, launching a distinguished career that included his appointment to the federal bench by President Reagan; working as a prosecutor and winning convictions against criminals including Rep. Dan Rostenkowski; and returning to the Justice Department, where he served as deputy to Atty. Gen. Janet Reno. When Barack Obama won the presidency, Holder returned to become attorney general in 2009. He is one of three original Cabinet

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