Aug 24, 2017 · Eighty-Third Attorney General, 2015-2017. Loretta E. Lynch was born on May 21, 1959, in Greensboro, North Carolina. She received her A.B., cum laude, from Harvard College in 1981, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1984. In 1990, after a period in private practice, Ms. Lynch joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, …
Loretta served under Presidents Obama and Clinton in a number of senior roles for over 15 years, including three Senate-confirmed roles. Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice (2015-2017) S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York (1999-2002, 2010-2015) Chief Assistant to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (1998–99)
N ew York U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch was confirmed Thursday as the next Attorney General, the first African-American woman to hold the position.. …
Loretta Lynch, in full Loretta Elizabeth Lynch, (born May 21, 1959, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.), American lawyer who was the first African American woman to serve as U.S. attorney general (2015–17).
Life and career 1932–1960: Early years, marriage and path to stardom. Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky.She is the eldest daughter and second child born to Clara Marie "Clary" (née Ramey; May 5, 1912 – November 24, 1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (June 6, 1906 – February 22, 1959).Ted was a coal miner and subsistence farmer.
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In May 2019, Lynch returned to the private sector and moved to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. She became the partner of Paul Weiss in the firm's litigation department, where she represents individuals, companies, and corporate boards of directors in high-stakes cases, regulatory matters, and investigations.
Loretta has been recognized as a “Distinguished Leader” by the New York Law Journal and has been named one of Benchmark Litigation's “Top 250 Women in Litigation.” She has been recognized by Chambers in the Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York) category.
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The principal duties of the Attorney General are to: Represent the United States in legal matters. Supervise and direct the administration and operation of the offices, boards, divisions, and bureaus that comprise the Department.Oct 8, 2021
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Lynch was a partner with the law firm Hogan & Hartson. She has served on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and was the special counsel to the international tribunal that prosecuted those responsible for human rights violations and genocide in Rwanda in the early 1990s.May 28, 2019
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Lynn was married for almost 50 years until her husband died at age 69 in 1996. In her 2002 autobiography Still Woman Enough and in an interview with CBS News the same year, she recounted how her husband cheated on her regularly and once left her while she was giving birth. Lynn and her husband fought frequently, but she said that "he never hit me one time that I didn't hit him back twice." Loretta has said that her marriage was "one of the hardest love stories". In one of her autobiographies, she recalled:
The Lynns left Kentucky and moved to the logging community of Custer, Washington, when Loretta was seven months pregnant with the first of their six children. The happiness and heartache of her early years of marriage would help to inspire Lynn's songwriting. In 1953, Doolittle bought her a $17 Harmony guitar.
Through the Wilburns, she secured a contract with Decca Records. The first Loretta Lynn Fan Club formed in November 1960.
In 1995, she taped a seven-week series on the Nashville Network ( TNN ), Loretta Lynn & Friends. In 1995, Loretta was presented with the Pioneer Award at the 30th Academy of Country Music Awards. In 1996, Lynn's husband, Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn, died five days short of his 70th birthday.
On March 5, 1980, the film Coal Miner's Daughter debuted in Nashville and soon became the No. 1 box office hit in the United States. The film starred Sissy Spacek as Loretta and Tommy Lee Jones as her husband, Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Actress Oscar for Spacek, a gold album for the soundtrack album, a Grammy nomination for Spacek, Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards, and several Golden Globe awards. The 1980s featured more hits, including " Pregnant Again ", " Naked in the Rain ", and " Somebody Led Me Away ". Lynn's last Top 10 record as a soloist was 1982's " I Lie ", but her releases continued to chart until the end of the decade.
In 1977, Lynn recorded I Remember Patsy, an album dedicated to her friend, singer Patsy Cline, who died in a plane crash in 1963. The album covered some of Cline's biggest hits. The two singles Lynn released from the album, " She's Got You " and "Why Can't He Be You", became hits. "She's Got You", which went to No. 1 by Cline in 1962 went to No. 1 again that year by Lynn. " Why Can't He Be You " peaked at No. 7. Lynn had her last No. 1 hit in 1978 with " Out of My Head and Back in My Bed ".
In 1967, Lynn reached No. 1 with " Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) ", which became one of the first albums by a female country artist to reach sales of 500,000 copies.
Doo and Loretta Lynn at the Country & Western Music Awards in Hollywood, California on February 27, 1975 .
The Lynns' complex marriage encompassed turmoil, infidelity and abuse, but it also provided love and support. Through all the ups and downs, this marriage was, and remains, the defining relationship of Loretta's life.
Doo hit Loretta. On one occasion, after he'd been drinking, he smashed jars of green beans because his dinner was late. But Loretta has also declared, "Every time Doo smacked me, he got smacked twice.". During one fight, she emptied a skillet of creamed corn over her husband's head.
In 1948, Loretta Webb was a young bride of 15 when she wed 21-year-old Oliver Vanetta Lynn (nicknamed "Mooney" and "Doolittle") soon after they'd met at a pie social.
The country singer's marriage was impacted by fights and her husband's extramarital affairs, but nothing could erase her love for the man she married. The country singer's marriage was impacted by fights and her husband's extramarital affairs, but nothing could erase her love for the man she married. In 1948, Loretta Webb was a young bride of 15 ...
Loretta's husband, whom she called "Doo," sent her back to her parents shortly after they'd tied the knot, despite her being pregnant at the time. According to Loretta, this happened as a result of Doo's interest in philandering.
Doo drank a lot. There was a lot of times I'd have rather not come home. And if it hadn't have been for my babies I wouldn't have.". Doo hadn't been faithful early in their marriage, and his infidelities continued while Loretta was on the road. He'd even invite women into their home while his wife was away.
She is famous for getting married at the age of just 13 to a man eight years her senior. But newly uncovered documents have revealed country music legend Loretta Lynn was in fact 15 at the time she got married, and is three years older than she claims.
Intriguingly, the records were not even filed until 1965 , which meant that she needed multiple documents to prove her age at the time, with her signature appearing on the document as Loretta Webb Lynn.
This would make Loretta's current age 80 , rather than the currently widely accepted mark of 77.
Hatagirl: Sissy Spacek won an Oscar for playing Loretta in 1980's Coal Miner's Daughter. Other sources who could have verified the story, including her parents and her husband, have passed away.
In her original autobiography Coal Miner's Daughter, which was later made in the identically named film, she claimed she married at 13 and was a mother of four by 18, while most books and public references list her current age as 77.