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Who was appointed as the United States Attorney for Alabama?

Feb 09, 2017 · Thu, 09 Feb, 2017 - 07:50 Alabama senator Jeff Sessions has been confirmed as the new US attorney general, despite fierce Democratic opposition over his record on civil rights and immigration.

Who is the current Attorney General?

Feb 09, 2017 · Jeff Sessions was officially sworn in as the US Attorney General on Thursday. The 70-year-old Alabama senator was confirmed Wednesday with a final vote of 52-47.

What is the primary duty of the Alabama Attorney General?

Nov 18, 2016 · Trump Selects Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General March 16, 2019 November 18, 2016 by Adam Dupuis One of the first senators to back Donald Trump may be rewarded with a hefty prize of being the new Attorney General.

Can I get legal advice from the Alabama Attorney General's Office?

Attorney General Steve Marshall. The primary duty of the Attorney General is to serve as legal counsel to Alabama's state agencies, departments, and officers. Our office is prohibited by law from providing private citizens with legal advice, representation, or opinions (Code of Alabama, 1975, Title 36, Chapter 15).

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Jul 15, 2020 · Former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has lost the Alabama Senate primary to former college football coach Tommy Tuberville.. Sessions Loses Primary After Feud with Trump. Jeff Sessions – former US Attorney General, as well as Alabama Senator for two decades, lost the nomination for the seat in the state after battling former college football coach Tommy …

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Who was attorney general before Jeff Sessions?

Jeff SessionsPresidentDonald TrumpDeputyDana Boente (acting) Rod RosensteinPreceded byLoretta LynchSucceeded byWilliam Barr33 more rows

Who is Doug Jones in Alabama?

Gordon Douglas Jones (born May 4, 1954) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 2018 to 2021. A Democrat, he was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1997 to 2001.

Who did Doug Jones replace?

Democratic candidate Doug Jones defeated Republican candidate Roy Moore by a margin of 21,924 votes (1.63%). Jones became the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in the state since 1992. On February 9, 2017, Governor Robert J.

Who was the U.S. Attorney General in Feb 2018?

Matthew WhitakerIn office November 7, 2018 – February 14, 2019PresidentDonald TrumpDeputyRod RosensteinPreceded byJeff Sessions20 more rows

Who is Doug Jones married to?

Laurie JonesDoug Jones / Spouse (m. 1984)

Who is Makro CEO?

Makro Netherlands operates 17 stores across the Netherlands, with seven of the stores also containing a fuel station. Makro Netherlands is owned by the Metro Group. Since January 2018, The Chief Executive Officer is Paulo Peerenboom.

Who ran for Alabama Senate?

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Doug Jones, first elected in a 2017 special election, ran for a full term, facing Republican candidate Tommy Tuberville in the general election.

How old is Doug Jones?

61 years (May 24, 1960)Doug Jones / Age

How tall is Doug Jones?

6′ 4″Doug Jones / Height

Who was the last US Attorney General?

Jeff SessionsList of U.S. attorneys generalAttorney GeneralYears of serviceMerrick Garland2021-PresentJeff Sessions2017-2018Loretta Lynch2015-2017Eric Holder2009-201582 more rows

Who were trumps attorney generals?

List of United States AttorneysDistrictAttorneyLeft officeAlabamaU.S. Attorney for the W.D. of ArkansasDuane KeesJanuary 17, 2020David Clay FowlkesCalifornia116 more rows

Who was the first US Attorney General?

Edmund Jennings RandolphOn September 26, 1789, Edmund Jennings Randolph was appointed the first Attorney General of the United States by President George Washington.

The Early Years of Doug Jones

  • Gordan Douglas Joneswas born in Fairfield, Alabama in 1954 to Gordon and Gloria Jones. Jones’s father was a worker with US Steel, while his mother was a homemaker. At the time, Fairfield was a highly segregated suburb of Birmingham, a city with one of the largest Black populations by percentage in the country. Jones attended the University of Alabama, graduating in 1976 with a …
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The Bombing of The 16th Street Baptist Church

  • On September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church wasbombedby members of the Ku Klux Klan. Four young Black girls were killed. Birmingham was the epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement. It was in that city that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for demonstrating against segregation and wrote “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” one of his most famous and reve…
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Alabama Senator Doug Jones

  • After his former boss, Senator Heflin, left office in 1996, a Democrat did not represent Alabama in the Senate again until 2018. That was the year Jones took office. In 2017, when President Donald Trump took office, he appointed then-Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to be the US attorney general. Follo...
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Overview

Gordon Douglas Jones (born May 4, 1954) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who served as a United States Senator from Alabama from 2018 to 2021. A Democrat, he was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1997 to 2001.
Jones was born in Fairfield, Alabama, and is a graduate of the University of Ala…

Early life and education

Doug Jones was born in Fairfield, Alabama to Gordon and Gloria (Wesson) Jones. His father worked at U.S. Steel and his mother was a homemaker. Jones graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in political science in 1976, and earned his Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1979. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi.
Jones's political career began as staff counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committeefor Alaba…

U.S. Attorney

President Bill Clinton announced on August 18, 1997, his intent to appoint Jones as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, and formally nominated Jones to the post on September 2, 1997. On September 8, 1997, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama appointed Jones as interim U.S. Attorney. The Senate confirmed Jones's nomination on November 8, 1997, by v…

Later legal career

Jones left office in 2001 and returned to private practice, joining the law firm of Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker. In 2004, he was court-appointed General Special Master in an environmental cleanup case involving Monsanto in Anniston, Alabama. In 2007, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute gave Jones its 15th Anniversary Civil Rights Distinguished Service Award. Also in 2007, Jones testified before the United States House Committee on the Judiciaryabout the importanc…

U.S. Senate

On May 11, 2017, Jones announced his candidacy for that year's U.S. Senate special election, running for the seat left open when Jeff Sessions was appointed Attorney General. Sessions, a Republican, had held the seat since 1997, after Democrat Howell Heflinchose not to run for reelection. Jones won the Democratic nomination in August, and became the Senator-elect for Alabama …

On May 11, 2017, Jones announced his candidacy for that year's U.S. Senate special election, running for the seat left open when Jeff Sessions was appointed Attorney General. Sessions, a Republican, had held the seat since 1997, after Democrat Howell Heflinchose not to run for reelection. Jones won the Democratic nomination in August, and became the Senator-elect for Alabama …

Post-congressional career

In November 2020, Jones was mentioned as a potential candidate for United States Attorney General in the Biden administration. The position was ultimately filled by Merrick Garland.
On January 29, 2021, Jones joined CNN as a political commentator. He also became a politics fellow at Georgetown University. In May 2021, Jones and his former Senate staff member Cissy Jackson were announced to have joined the Government Relations and Government Enforceme…

Political positions

The editorial board of The Birmingham News has described Jones as a "moderate Democrat". Former Alabama Democratic Partychair Giles Perkins described Jones as "a moderate, middle-of-the-road guy". Describing his own views, Jones said: "If you look at the positions I've got on health care, if you look at the positions I got on jobs—you should look at the support I have from the b…

Personal life

Jones married Louise New on December 12, 1992. They have three children. Jones's father died of dementia on December 28, 2019.
Jones has been a member of the Canterbury United Methodist Church in Mountain Brookfor more than 33 years. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Blackburn Institute, a leadership development and civic engagement progr…