Philip Heymann

Philip B. Heymann (October 30, 1932 – November 30, 2021)[1] was an American lawyer, federal prosecutor, legal scholar and law professor.

Philip B. Heymann
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27th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office
May 28, 1993 – March 17, 1994
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byGeorge J. Terwilliger III
Succeeded byJamie Gorelick
Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
In office
1978–1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byBenjamin R. Civiletti
Succeeded byD. Lowell Jensen
Personal details
Born
Philip Benjamin Heymann

(1932-10-30)October 30, 1932
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 30, 2021(2021-11-30) (aged 89)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)Ann Ross
ChildrenStephen, Jody
EducationYale University (B.A.)
Harvard Law School, (J.D.)
OccupationProfessor at Harvard Law School
ProfessionAttorney at Law

He was in charge of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department as Assistant Attorney General during the Carter administration and was briefly Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton administration.[2]

Heymann died on November 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, California from problems caused by a stroke, one month after his 89th birthday.[3]

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References

  1. Goldenberg, Gene (March 29, 1978). "Carter Backs City Native for Crime Post". Pittsburgh Press: A4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QigcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=81cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3138%2C4489793. Retrieved September 6, 2016. 
  2. "Philip B. Heymann". Faculty Profile. Harvard Law School. n.d. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. Seelye, Katharine Q. (November 30, 2021). "Philip B. Heymann, 89, Dies; Prosecuted Watergate and Abscam". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/us/philip-heymann-dead.html. Retrieved November 30, 2021.