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Loretta Lynch
Lynch smiling in front of an American flag
Official portrait, 2015
83rd United States Attorney General
In office
April 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputySally Yates
Preceded byEric Holder
Succeeded byJeff Sessions
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
In office
May 8, 2010 – April 27, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byBenton J. Campbell
Succeeded byRobert Capers
In office
June 2, 1999 – May 2, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byZachary W. Carter
Succeeded byRoslynn R. Mauskopf
Personal details
Born
Loretta Elizabeth Lynch

21 May 1959 (aged 67)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Stephen Hargrove
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(m. 2007)​
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)
Signature
Lynch's voice

Lynch on criminal justice reform.
Recorded November 30, 2016
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Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American attorney who served as the 83rd United States attorney general from 2015 to 2017.[1][2] She was also the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1999 to 2001 and again from 2010 to 2015.

In November 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Lynch to succeed Eric Holder as Attorney General.[3][4] Lynch was later confirmed by the Senate and was sworn-in, becoming the first African-American woman U.S. attorney general in U.S. history.[5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ Press, Associated (2015-04-27). "Loretta Lynch Sworn In as U.S. Attorney General" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660 . http://www.wsj.com/articles/loretta-lynch-sworn-in-as-u-s-attorney-general-1430153097. Retrieved 2025-10-12. 
  2. ↑ McCarthy, Tom (2015-06-17). "Loretta Lynch formally sworn in as attorney general after whirlwind start" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/17/loretta-lynch-sworn-in-attorney-general-barack-obama-fifa. Retrieved 2025-10-12. 
  3. ↑ PN4 - Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch for Department of Justice, 114th Congress (2015-2016). www.congress.gov (2015-04-23). Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  4. ↑ U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 1st Session. www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Carrie (2015-04-23). "Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch As Attorney General" (in en). NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/04/23/395597966/senate-confirms-loretta-lynch-as-attorney-general. Retrieved 2025-10-12. 
  6. ↑ Werner, -Erica. Loretta Lynch is confirmed as next U.S. attorney general (in en-us). PBS News (2015-04-23). Retrieved 2025-10-12.

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