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    United States Attorney General from 2009 to 2015

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  1. Aug 7, 2024 · Eric Holder (born January 21, 1951, New York, New York, U.S.) is an 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.

  2. Nov 24, 2022 · Historical Biography. Attorney General: Eric H. Holder, Jr. Holder, Eric H. Jr. 82nd Attorney General, 2009 - 2015. Download Image. 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.

  3. Dec 17, 2004 · As deputy attorney general, Holder supervised all of the DOJ’s litigating, enforcement, and administrative components in both civil and criminal matters. He also created Lawyers for One America, a program designed to diversify the legal profession and increase pro bono work nationally.

  4. 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.

  5. Jan 18, 2009 · Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Attorney General since 2009, was born on January 21, 1951 in the Bronx, New York to parents of Barbadian descent, Eric, a real estate agent and Miriam Holder, a telephone operator.

  6. Sep 25, 2014 · Eric Holder became the nation's first African-American attorney general in 2009. He quickly became a lightning rod for criticism, first over Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the 9/11...

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  8. As the third longest serving Attorney General in U.S. history and the first African American to hold that office, Eric is an internationally recognized leader across a broad range of regulatory enforcement, criminal justice, and national security issues.

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