William Barr
77th & 85th United States Attorney General (born 1950)
William Pelham "Bill" Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney. He was the 85th Attorney General of the United States from February 14, 2019 to December 23, 2020 under the Donald Trump presidency. Before, he was the 77th Attorney General under the George H. W. Bush presidency from 1991 to 1993.[1][2]
William P. Barr | |
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| 77th and 85th United States Attorney General | |
| In office February 14, 2019 – December 23, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Rod Rosenstein Ed O'Callaghan (acting) Jeffrey A. Rosen |
| Preceded by | Jeff Sessions |
| Succeeded by | Merrick Garland |
| In office November 26, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Deputy | George J. Terwilliger III |
| Preceded by | Dick Thornburgh |
| Succeeded by | Janet Reno |
| 25th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office May 1990 – November 26, 1991 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Donald B. Ayer |
| Succeeded by | George J. Terwilliger III |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel | |
| In office April 1989 – May 1990 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Douglas Kmiec |
| Succeeded by | J. Michael Luttig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Pelham Barr May 23, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Christine Barr (m. 1973) |
| Education | Columbia University (BA, MA) George Washington University (JD) |
On December 7, 2018, President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Barr to again serve as Attorney General of the United States.[3][4] He was confirmed, for a second time, as Attorney General on February 14, 2019, and assumed office later the same day.[5]
On December 14, 2020, Trump announced that Barr would be resigning as attorney general, effective December 23.[6]
References
change- ↑ Barrett, Paul, "Bush Picks Barr for Attorney General Post", The Wall Street Journal, October 17, 1991, page A25.
- ↑ Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Former Attorney General and Verizon General Counsel Joins Kirkland & Ellis LLP Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (press release). January 7, 2009.
- ↑ "Trump Says He Has Chosen William Barr to Be Next Attorney General". Wall Street Journal. December 7, 2018. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ↑ Trump, Donald J. (December 7, 2018). "I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating The Honorable William P. Barr for the position of Attorney General of the United States. As the former AG for George H.W. Bush..." @realDonaldTrump. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Senate confirms Trump pick William Barr as new attorney general | TheHill". Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ↑ Benner, Katie (December 14, 2020). "William Barr Is Out as Attorney General". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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