William Barr
Sign in to saveAlso known as William Pelham Barr, William P. Barr, Bill Barr
77th & 85th United States Attorney General (born 1950)
Key facts
- President
- Donald Trump
- Deputy
- Rod Rosenstein Ed O'Callaghan (acting) Jeffrey A. Rosen
- Preceded by
- Jeff Sessions
- Succeeded by
- Merrick Garland
- Born
- William Pelham Barr , ( 1950-05-23 ) May 23, 1950 (age 76) , New York City , New York , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Christine Moynihan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 )
- Relatives
- Donald Barr (father), Stephen Barr (brother)
- Education
- Columbia University ( BA , MA ), George Washington University ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Father
- Donald Barr
- Occupation
- political scientist
- Position held
- United States Deputy Attorney General
- Employer
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- William Barr.jpg
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- name in native language
- William Barr
- P10632
- William Barr
- described at URL
- www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/17
- date of birth
- 1950-05-23
- Commons category
- William Pelham Barr
- writing language
- English language
- different from
- William Beaudine
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Encyclopedic overview
William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney who served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993 and again in the first administration of President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2020.
Born and raised in New York City, Barr was educated at the Horace Mann School, Columbia University, and George Washington University Law School. From 1971 to 1977, Barr was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency. He then served as a law clerk to judge Malcolm Richard Wilkey of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In the 1980s, Barr worked for the law firm Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, with one year's work in the White House of the Ronald Reagan administration dealing with legal policies. Before becoming attorney general in 1991, Barr held numerous other posts within the Department of Justice, including leading the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and serving as deputy attorney general. From 1994 to 2008, Barr did corporate legal work for GTE and its successor company Verizon Communications. From 2009 to 2018, Barr served on the board of directors for Time Warner.
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