Loretta Lynch
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.
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| 83rd United States Attorney General | |||||||||
| In office April 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |||||||||
| President | Barack Obama | ||||||||
| Deputy | Sally Yates | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Eric Holder | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jeff Sessions | ||||||||
| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York | |||||||||
| In office May 8, 2010 – April 27, 2015 | |||||||||
| President | Barack Obama | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Benton J. Campbell | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Capers | ||||||||
| In office June 2, 1999 – May 2, 2001 | |||||||||
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Zachary W. Carter | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Roslynn R. Mauskopf | ||||||||
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| Born | Loretta Elizabeth Lynch 21 May 1959 (aged 67) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Stephen Hargrove
(m. 2007) | ||||||||
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) | ||||||||
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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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Lynch in the Oval Office following the San Bernardino shooting, December 2015
Lynch lecturing to Dutch ministers on EU-US cooperation at Leiden University, 1 June 2016
Lynch speaking at a naturalization ceremony, November 2016
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References
- ↑ Press, Associated (2015-04-27). "Loretta Lynch Sworn In as U.S. Attorney General" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. . http://www.wsj.com/articles/loretta-lynch-sworn-in-as-u-s-attorney-general-1430153097. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ McCarthy, Tom (2015-06-17). "Loretta Lynch formally sworn in as attorney general after whirlwind start" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/17/loretta-lynch-sworn-in-attorney-general-barack-obama-fifa. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ PN4 - Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch for Department of Justice, 114th Congress (2015-2016). www.congress.gov (2015-04-23). Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 1st Session. www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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