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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. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to succeed Eric Holder and previously served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York under Presidents Bill Clinton (1999–2001 ...
Jun 27, 2024 · Loretta Lynch (born May 21, 1959, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.) is an American lawyer who was the first African American woman to serve as U.S. attorney general (2015–17).
Apr 26, 2015 · After a five-month delay, Loretta Lynch made history last week. On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Lynch as the next U.S. attorney general, the first African American woman ever to hold this...
Nov 24, 2022 · In 2010, President Barack Obama asked Ms. Lynch to resume her leadership of the United States Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn. Under her direction, the office successfully prosecuted numerous corrupt public officials, terrorists, cybercriminals and human traffickers, among other important cases.
May 28, 2019 · In the two years since leaving her post as the world’s most powerful prosecutor, Loretta Lynch has kept a low profile. She cared for her elderly parents. She gave the occasional...
May 6, 2015 · Loretta Lynch is the first black woman to hold the post of US attorney general. By Ed Stourton. Presenter, Profile. On 23 April, after one of the longest confirmation processes in the history of...
Sep 22, 2020 · Loretta Lynch made history as the nation’s first Black female attorney general, and in the course of her career has tackled everything from soccer and FIFA officials to fraud,...
Apr 23, 2015 · Lynch, known as an unflappable prosecutor of drug dealers, corrupt politicians and terrorists, calmly replied that no, in fact, she wasn’t. “If confirmed as attorney general, I will be myself,” she said. “I will be Loretta Lynch.”
Nov 8, 2014 · Ms. Lynch, the federal prosecutor in Brooklyn nominated to be the nation’s attorney general, is a calm, under-the-radar lawyer who is not afraid to fight hard for her cause, associates say. SKIP...
Apr 23, 2015 · WASHINGTON — Loretta Lynch won confirmation to serve as attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced her to wait more than five months for the title and remained divided to the end. The...
