Eric Holder

Eric Holder
Eric Holder
82nt Unitit States Attorney General
	In office; Februar 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015
Preses	Barack Obama
Depute	David W. Ogden; James M. Cole
Precedit bi	Michael Mukasey
Succeedit bi	Loretta Lynch
Unitit States Deputy Attorney General
	In office; Juin 13, 1997 – Januar 20, 2001
Preses	Bill Clinton
Precedit bi	Jamie Gorelick
Succeedit bi	Larry Thompson
Personal details
Born	Eric Himpton Holder, Jr.; 21 Januar 1951 (age 73); The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Poleetical pairty	Democratic
Spoose(s)	Sharon Malone
Bairns	Maya; Brooke; Eric
Alma mater	Columbia Varsity (BA, J.D.)
Religion	Episcopalian

Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (born Januar 21, 1951) is the 82nt Attorney General o the Unitit States, in affice frae 2009 tae 2015. Holder, servin in the admeenistration o Preses Barack Obama, is the first African American tae hauld the poseetion o U.S. Attorney General.^[1]

Holder previously served as a judge o the Superior Coort o the District o Columbie an a Unitit States Attorney. While in that poseetion, he prosecutit Congressman Dan Rostenkowski (D- Illinois) for corruption charges relatit tae his role in the Congressional Post Affice scandal. Later, he wis Deputy Attorney General o the Unitit States an wirked at the law firm o Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. He wis senior legal advisor tae Barack Obama durin Obama's presidential campaign an ane o three members o Obama's vice-presidential selection committee.

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↑ Johnson, Carrie (3 Februar 2009). "Holder Confirmed As the First Black Attorney General: Nominee Overcame Objections in GOP". The Washington Post. pp. Page A02. Retrieved 3 Julie 2009.