· Eric Holder. Eighty-Second Attorney General, 2009-2015. Eric H. Holder, Jr., was born on January 21, 1951, in the Bronx, New York. He attended public schools, graduating from Stuyvesant High School, where he earned a Regents Scholarship. He attended Columbia College as an American History major, graduating in 1973.
Eric Holder, in full Eric Himpton Holder, Jr., (born January 21, 1951, New York, New York, U.S.), American lawyer who was the first African American to serve as U.S. attorney general (2009–15). Holder grew up in Queens, New York, and attended the prestigious Stuyvesant High School before enrolling at Columbia University.
Eric Holder is an American lawyer who served as the 82nd attorney general of the United States (2009–2015). He thus became the first African–American to hold the post and the third-longest-serving attorney general in the U.S. Holder's 6-year tenure witnessed him presiding over several civil and criminal cases.
· Attorney General Eric Holder is spending his remaining time in office as an activist for civil rights and social justice issues
· In 1997, Eric Holder became the highest-ranking black American law enforcement official in U.S. history when he was confirmed as deputy attorney general to Janet Reno in 1997. Previously, he was...
February 3, 2009Holder was a litigation partner at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington. President Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Mr. Holder on December 1, 2008, and he was sworn in as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States on February 3, 2009 by Vice-President Joe Biden.
Eric Himpton Holder Jr. New York City, New York, U.S. Eric Himpton Holder Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is an American lawyer who served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015.
Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American lawyer who served as the 83rd attorney general of the United States from 2015 to 2017.
Eric R. Holder Jr., the man accused of gunning down the Victory Lap rapper and wounding two others in a brazen daylight ambush more than two years ago, is due to face a jury on January 5th, 2022, a Los Angeles County judge said Wednesday.
Macon Bolling AllenFreedom Center honors lasting legacy of nation's first African American lawyer. CINCINNATI – Macon Bolling Allen became the first African American licensed to practice law in the United States in 1844, a full 18 years before the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Full Article. Eric Holder, in full Eric Himpton Holder, Jr., (born January 21, 1951, New York, New York, U.S.), American lawyer who was the first African American to serve as U.S. attorney general (2009–15). Holder grew up in Queens, New York, and attended the prestigious Stuyvesant High School before enrolling at Columbia University.
Michael Ray oversees coverage of European history and military affairs for Britannica . He earned a B.A. in history from Michigan State University in 1995. He was a teacher in the Chicago suburbs and Seoul,...
Eric Holder is an American lawyer who served as the 82nd attorney general of the United States (2009–2015). He thus became the first African–American to hold the post and the third-longest-serving attorney general in the U.S. Holder's 6-year tenure witnessed him presiding over several civil and criminal cases.
In 1976, as part of the attorney general's 'Honors Program,' Holder joined the newly established public-integrity office of the 'Department of Justice' in Washington. Working in that position, he prosecuted public officials involved in government corruption at various levels.
In September 2014, Holder announced his resignation, and attorney general. Loretta Lynch succeeded him in April 2015.
Holder was held in contempt of Congress by the Republican-led House in 2012 -- a vote in which Issa played a central role -- for failing to provide key information about the botched Operation Fast and Furious program. He is the only sitting Cabinet member to have been held in contempt of Congress.
Attorney General Eric Holder is resigning from the Obama administration , capping a tumultuous six-year term marked by several high-profile clashes with Congress. President Obama formally announced the decision, made public earlier in the day, at the White House late Thursday afternoon.