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'''Loretta Elizabeth Lynch'''<ref>[http://www.tnj.com/archives/2007/december_jan2008/decjan08issue/cs_decjan08_llynch.php Loretta E. Lynch, Partner, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.]</ref> (born May 21, 1959) is the current |
'''Loretta Elizabeth Lynch'''<ref>[http://www.tnj.com/archives/2007/december_jan2008/decjan08issue/cs_decjan08_llynch.php Loretta E. Lynch, Partner, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.]</ref> (born May 21, 1959) is the current Attorney General of the United States. On November 8, 2014, [[President Barack Obama]] nominated her to succeed [[Eric Holder]] as [[Attorney General of the United States]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/us/politics/loretta-lynch-eric-holder-attorney-general.html | title = Loretta Lynch, Federal Prosecutor, Will Be Nominated for Attorney General | work = New York Times | date = November 7, 2014 | accessdate = November 7, 2014}}</ref> On February 26, 2015 the Judiciary Committee of the [[United States Senate]] confirmed her appointment by a 12–8 vote, with all Democrats of the committee and three Republicans in favor. On April 23, 2015 Lynch was confirmed by the Senate by a 56-43 vote, making her the first [[African-American]] woman to serve in this position. |
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Prior to that she was [[U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York|United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York]] from 2010 -2015, and she previously held the position from 1999−2001. As U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in [[Brooklyn]], [[Queens, New York|Queens]], [[Staten Island]] and [[Long Island, New York|Long Island]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Lynch was born on May 21, 1959 in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. Her mother was a school librarian and her father was a Baptist minister.<ref>[http://nypost.com/2014/11/07/obama-picks-loretta-lynch-as-new-attorney-general/ Obama to tap Loretta Lynch for AG] AP/New York Post. November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014</ref><ref name="nyt1">{{cite news|title=Schumer Urges Carter's Aide For U.S. Post |author=Joseph P Fried |date=July 14, 1999 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/14/nyregion/schumer-urges-carter-s-aide-for-us-post.html |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> As a child, she spent hours with her father, watching court proceedings in the courthouse of [[Durham, North Carolina]]. Her early fascination with court proceedings was compounded by stories of her grandfather, also a pastor, who in the 1930s helped people move to the north to escape persecution under the [[Jim Crow laws]] of the time.<ref>[http://www.tnj.com/archives/2007/december_jan2008/decjan08issue/cs_decjan08_llynch.php Attorneys at the top succeeding in spite of dismal diversity trends] The Network Journal. 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014</ref> Lynch earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in English and American literature from [[Harvard College]] in 1981 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1984.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20141108135734/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biographical-information-loretta-lynch-26770501 Biographical Information for Loretta Lynch] AP/ABC News. November 7, 2014/ Retrieved November 8, 2014</ref><ref name=whgov_20100120>{{Cite web | author=The White House: Office of the Press Secretary | url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-nominates-five-serve-us-attorneys | title=President Obama Nominates Five to Serve as U.S. Attorneys | work=[[whitehouse.gov]] | date=January 20, 2010 | accessdate=March 13, 2011}}</ref> |
Lynch was born on May 21, 1959 in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. Her mother was a school librarian and her father was a Baptist minister.<ref>[http://nypost.com/2014/11/07/obama-picks-loretta-lynch-as-new-attorney-general/ Obama to tap Loretta Lynch for AG] AP/New York Post. November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014</ref><ref name="nyt1">{{cite news|title=Schumer Urges Carter's Aide For U.S. Post |author=Joseph P Fried |date=July 14, 1999 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/14/nyregion/schumer-urges-carter-s-aide-for-us-post.html |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> As a child, she spent hours with her father, watching court proceedings in the courthouse of [[Durham, North Carolina]]. Her early fascination with court proceedings was compounded by stories of her grandfather, also a pastor, who in the 1930s helped people move to the north to escape persecution under the [[Jim Crow laws]] of the time.<ref>[http://www.tnj.com/archives/2007/december_jan2008/decjan08issue/cs_decjan08_llynch.php Attorneys at the top succeeding in spite of dismal diversity trends] The Network Journal. 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014</ref> Lynch earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in English and American literature from [[Harvard College]] in 1981 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1984.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20141108135734/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biographical-information-loretta-lynch-26770501 Biographical Information for Loretta Lynch] AP/ABC News. November 7, 2014/ Retrieved November 8, 2014</ref><ref name=whgov_20100120>{{Cite web | author=The White House: Office of the Press Secretary | url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-nominates-five-serve-us-attorneys | title=President Obama Nominates Five to Serve as U.S. Attorneys | work=[[whitehouse.gov]] | date=January 20, 2010 | accessdate=March 13, 2011}}</ref> |
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Loretta Lynch | |
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| 83rd United States Attorney General | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Sally Quillian Yates (Acting) |
| Succeeding | Eric Holder |
| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York | |
| Assumed office May 8, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Benton Campbell |
| In office June 1999 – May 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Zachary Carter |
| Succeeded by | Roslynn Mauskopf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Loretta Elizabeth Lynch May 21, 1959 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Stephen Hargrove |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Loretta Elizabeth Lynch[1] (born May 21, 1959) is the current Attorney General of the United States. On November 8, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated her to succeed Eric Holder as Attorney General of the United States.[2] On February 26, 2015 the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate confirmed her appointment by a 12–8 vote, with all Democrats of the committee and three Republicans in favor. On April 23, 2015 Lynch was confirmed by the Senate by a 56-43 vote, making her the first African-American woman to serve in this position.
Prior to that she was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 2010 -2015, and she previously held the position from 1999−2001. As U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island.
Early life and education
Lynch was born on May 21, 1959 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her mother was a school librarian and her father was a Baptist minister.[3][4] As a child, she spent hours with her father, watching court proceedings in the courthouse of Durham, North Carolina. Her early fascination with court proceedings was compounded by stories of her grandfather, also a pastor, who in the 1930s helped people move to the north to escape persecution under the Jim Crow laws of the time.[5] Lynch earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and American literature from Harvard College in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1984.[6][7]
Career
Early career
Lynch's first legal job was as a litigation associate for Cahill Gordon & Reindel. She joined the Eastern District as a drug and violent-crime prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's office in 1990. From 1994 to 1998, she served as the chief of the Long Island office and worked on several political corruption cases involving the government of Brookhaven, New York. From 1998 to 1999, she was the chief assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District and headed the Brooklyn office.
In 1999, she was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.[8] During her term as U.S. Attorney, Lynch oversaw prosecution of New York City police officers in the Abner Louima case.
In 2001, Lynch left the U.S. Attorney's office to become a partner at Hogan & Hartson (later Hogan Lovells). She remained there until January 20, 2010, when President Barack Obama nominated Lynch to again serve as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.[7][9] From 2003 to 2005, she was a member of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.[10]
Following the July 2014 death of Eric Garner, an unarmed man who died after being held in a department-prohibited chokehold by a New York City police officer, Lynch agreed to meet with Garner's family to discuss possible federal prosecution of the officer believed to be responsible in his death.[11][12]
Lynch's office indicted Republican congressman Michael Grimm; prosecuted Democratic politicians Pedro Espada Jr. and William Boyland, Jr.; investigated Citigroup over mortgage securities sold by the bank, resulting in a US$7 billion settlement; and was involved in the US$1.2 billion settlement with HSBC over violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.[13][14][15]
Nomination as Attorney General
On November 8, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Lynch for the position of U.S. Attorney General, to succeed Eric Holder, who had previously announced his resignation, pending confirmation of his replacement. She was confirmed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 26, 2015 and if approved by the full Senate will be the first African-American woman; the second African-American, after Holder; and the second woman, after Janet Reno; to hold this office.[16][17]
Eight Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, including the chairman, Chuck Grassley, opposed Lynch’s confirmation after what Democrats criticized as a record long delay in appointing the first African American woman to the top law enforcement job in the USA. Grassley defended delays in holding the vote, saying it was important to gather more information on Lynch’s role in settling an $1.9bn money-laundering deal with HSBC when she served as US attorney in New York. Republican Senator David Vitter criticized recent admissions by Lynch that she had failed to find out about separate documents revealing HSBC's role in helping clients hide money offshore before agreeing not to prosecute the bank.[18] On April 23, 2015, cloture was invoked on her nomination by a vote of 66 to 34.[19] Her appointment was confirmed the same day by a 56 to 43 vote.[20][21]
Personal
Lynch and her husband, Stephen Hargrove, married in 2007. In her personal life she uses her married name, Loretta Lynch Hargrove. Her husband has two children from a previous marriage.[22][23]
References
- ^ Loretta E. Lynch, Partner, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
- ^ "Loretta Lynch, Federal Prosecutor, Will Be Nominated for Attorney General". New York Times. November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Obama to tap Loretta Lynch for AG AP/New York Post. November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014
- ^ Joseph P Fried (July 14, 1999). "Schumer Urges Carter's Aide For U.S. Post". The New York Times.
- ^ Attorneys at the top succeeding in spite of dismal diversity trends The Network Journal. 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014
- ^ Biographical Information for Loretta Lynch AP/ABC News. November 7, 2014/ Retrieved November 8, 2014
- ^ a b The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (January 20, 2010). "President Obama Nominates Five to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ Woodrow, Stephanie (February 12, 2010). "Meet Loretta E. Lynch". Main Justice. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ Sulzberger, A.G. (January 20, 2010). "Obama Picks Loretta E. Lynch for Brooklyn U.S. Attorney". New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ Loretta E. Lynch NNDB. 2014.
- ^ Calls for Calm Ahead of Staten Island Rally in NYC
- ^ Family of man killed by NYPD chokehold talks to feds
- ^ Clifford, Stephanie (November 8, 2014). "Loretta Lynch, a Nominee for Attorney General, Is Praised for Substance, Not Flash". New York Times.
- ^ "Brooklyn Prosecutor Loretta Lynch Emerges As A Top Candidate For Attorney General". Huffigton Post. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ United States of American vs HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and HSBC Holdings Pl. Memorandum and Order July 1, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2014
- ^ Loretta Lynch, Federal Prosecutor, Will Be Nominated for Attorney General New York Times November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014
- ^ Obama picks NY prosecutor Lynch to be next attorney general Yahoo! News November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014
- ^ "Loretta Lynch's nomination for attorney general approved despite HSBC scandal" The Guardian, February 26, 2015
- ^ Senate Roll Call - Vote 164
- ^ Senate Roll Call - Vote 165
- ^ Loretta Lynch 1st African-American woman to be U.S. attorney general.
- ^ Obama To Nominate Loretta Lynch As U.S. Attorney General AP/Huffington Post. November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014
- ^ Loretta Lynch, a Nominee for Attorney General, Is Praised for Substance, Not Flash New York Times November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014
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