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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | Eric Holder |
Address | Washington, District of Columbia , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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January 21, 1951
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Contributor | Craverguy |
Last Modifed | RBH Dec 17, 2018 03:41pm |
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Info | Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (born January 21, 1951), is a former D.C. Superior Court judge, U.S. Attorney and Deputy Attorney General. He is currently a senior legal advisor to President-elect Barack Obama, a position he also held in Obama's campaign. He was one of three members of Obama's vice-presidential selection committee.
In mid-November, Obama asked Holder to serve as the United States Attorney General in the incoming Obama Administration. If nominated and approved, he will be the first African-American Attorney General.
In 1988, Mr. Holder was nominated by President Reagan to become an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He was confirmed by the Senate and his investiture occurred in October of that year.
In 1993, President Clinton nominated Mr. Holder to become the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. He was confirmed later that year and served as the head of the largest United States Attorneys office in the nation for nearly four years. He was the first black person to serve in that position.
In 1997, President Clinton appointed Mr. Holder to serve as Deputy Attorney General, the number two position in the Department of Justice. He became the first African-American to serve as Deputy Attorney General. Mr. Holder briefly served under President Bush as Acting Attorney General pending the confirmation of Attorney General John Ashcroft.
As Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Holder supervised all of the Department's litigating, enforcement, and administrative components in both civil and criminal matters. As Deputy Attorney General Mr. Holder was at that time the highest-ranking black person in law enforcement in the history of the United States.
Mr. Holder's community activities include service on a number of philanthropic boards including, Columbia University, the Meyer Foundation, Save the Children, and his long time membership in the organization Concerned Black Men, a group that seeks to help the youth of the District of Columbia with problems ranging from teenage pregnancy to sub-par academic achievement. He has received numerous awards and honorary degrees and is featured in The Best Lawyers in America 2007.
He has also served on the board of MCI prior to and during its merger with Verizon. Mr. Holder was a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission Ad Hoc Advisory Group that examined, and made recommendations to revise, the organizational sentencing guidelines and was Chairman of Eastman Kodak's External Diversity Advisory Panel.
Mr. Holder was born in New York City. He attended public schools there, graduating from Stuyvesant High School where he earned a Regents Scholarship. He attended Columbia College, majored in American History, and graduated in 1973. Mr. Holder then attended Columbia Law School from which he graduated in 1976. While in law school, he clerked at the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund and the Department of Justice's Criminal Division. Mr. Holder lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Dr. Sharon Malone, an obstetrician, and their three children.
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Mar 07, 2019 02:35pm |
Interview |
Eric Holder Says Next Democratic President Should Consider Court Packing
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IndyGeorgia |
May 31, 2013 02:00pm |
News |
Washington Post: The Justice Department has allowed us to say AG Holder supports press freedom
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Scott³ |
Sep 19, 2012 01:15pm |
Legal Ruling |
AG Holder cleared in Justice gunwalking probe
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RP |
Jul 09, 2012 11:00am |
Poll |
Eric Holder contempt vote supported by most Americans, poll says
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Imperator |
Jun 30, 2012 07:00pm |
Scandal |
Darrell Issa Puts Details of Secret Wiretap Applications in Congressional Record
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Imperator |
Jun 28, 2012 02:40pm |
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House Holds Eric Holder in Contempt
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Ashley |
Jun 26, 2012 09:00am |
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Holder contempt vote set for Thursday
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WA Indy |
Jun 20, 2012 05:00pm |
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House panel votes to cite Holder for contempt of Congress
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COSDem |
Jun 11, 2012 04:00pm |
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House committee schedules contempt vote against Holder
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Scott³ |
Jan 12, 2012 01:10pm |
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Holder “Determines” Obama’s Non-Recess Recess Appointments Were Legal, Issues Defense-Strategy Memo For Court Challenge
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Scott³ |
Oct 09, 2011 02:00pm |
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Pressure Grows for Holder's Resignation; Subpoenas Threatened
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Scott³ |
Oct 04, 2011 11:00am |
Scandal |
Fast and Furious Bombshell: Has Eric Holder Been Caught Lying to Congress?
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Scott³ |
Jun 16, 2011 08:00pm |
Editorial |
Operation Fast and Furious should end Holder tenure
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Scott³ |
Apr 15, 2010 01:00am |
Statement |
Holder prefers keeping option of civilian courts for terrorism suspects
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Jason |
Mar 19, 2010 10:00am |
Opinion |
Eric Holder, the attorney general of ineptness
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Scott³ |
Feb 12, 2010 07:30am |
Blog Entry |
Is Obama about to throw Holder under the bus?
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Eddie |
Feb 10, 2010 01:00pm |
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Bond Joins GOP Chorus: Holder Should Resign
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Scott³ |
Jul 11, 2009 05:00pm |
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Obama doesn't want to look back, but Attorney General Eric Holder may probe Bush-era torture anyway.
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Jun 17, 2009 11:00am |
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Holder Dodges Questions About Legality of Bush-Era Warrantless Wiretapping
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