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Loretta Lynch
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American attorney (born 1959)
Key facts
- President
- Barack Obama
- Deputy
- Sally Yates
- Preceded by
- Eric Holder
- Succeeded by
- Jeff Sessions
- Born
- Loretta Elizabeth Lynch , ( 1959-05-21 ) May 21, 1959 (age 67) , Greensboro, North Carolina , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Stephen Hargrove ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
- Education
- Harvard University ( BA , JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Loretta
- Family name
- Lynch
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Greensboro
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- United States Attorney General
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Image
- Loretta Lynch, official portrait.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1959-05-21
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- Loretta Lynch
- birth name
- Loretta Elizabeth Lynch
- name in native language
- Loretta Elizabeth Lynch
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Encyclopedic overview
Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American attorney who served as the 83rd attorney general of the United States from 2015 to 2017. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to succeed Eric Holder and previously served as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1999 to 2001 and again from 2010 to 2015. As a U.S. attorney, Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island.
Lynch is a Harvard Law School graduate. She then practiced law in New York and became a federal prosecutor in 1990, rising to become head of the Eastern District office. She later returned to private law practice until she became the top district prosecutor again. From 2003 to 2005, she served on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York board.
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