Barbara Underwood
Barbara Dale Underwood (born August 16, 1944) is an American lawyer. She was the New York State Attorney General from May 8, 2018, to December 31, 2018. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General in the State of New York.[1] She served as the Solicitor General of New York, first appointed to the position by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in January 2007, and reappointed in 2011 by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
Barbara Underwood | |
|---|---|
| Solicitor General of New York | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2007 | |
| Governor | Eliot Spitzer David Paterson Andrew Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Caitlin Halligan |
| 66th Attorney General of New York | |
| In office May 8, 2018 – December 31, 2018 Acting: May 8, 2018 – May 22, 2018 | |
| Governor | Andrew Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Eric Schneiderman |
| Succeeded by | Letitia James |
| Solicitor General of the United States Acting | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – June 11, 2001 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seth P. Waxman |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Olson |
| Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office March 23, 1998 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Seth P. Waxman |
| Succeeded by | Paul Clement |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1944 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Martin Halpern (m. 1985) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
References
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse (22 May 2018). Barbara Underwood Approved as State Attorney General; First Woman to Hold Post. N.Y. Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/nyregion/barbara-underwood-approved-as-state-attorney-general-first-woman-to-hold-post.html. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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