BACKROUND

• Department of Justice
• Born on January 21st, 1951 in New York City.
• Attended Columbia Law School.
• sworn in as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States on February 3, 2009.
• He was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden.

POLITICAL PARTY

• Democratic.

PREVIOUS JOBS

• Clerked at the NAACP legal defense fund and the department of justices criminal division.
• Prior to becoming attorney general, he was a litigation partner at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Represent the United States in legal matters.
• Supervise and direct the administration and operation of the offices, boards, divisions, and bureaus that comprise the department.
• Make recommendations to the president concerning appointments to federal judicial positions and to positions
• 👆 continued: Within the departments.
• Perform or supervise the performance of other duties required by statute or executive order.

RESPONSIBILITIES CONT...

• Represent or supervise the representation of the United States Government in the Supreme Court of the United States and all other courts, foreign and domestic, in which the United States
• 👆 continued: is a party or has an interest as may be deemed appropriate.

5 PEOPLE THAT SERVE UNDER ERIC HOLDER

• David Ogden
• James Cole
• Michael Mukasey

ERIC HOLDER

DEMOCRAT

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