Peter Nickles

Peter John Nickles (born September 26, 1938) is an American attorney who served as Attorney General of the District of Columbia from 2008 to 2011. He was previously General Counsel to Mayor Adrian Fenty from the time he took office in January 2007 and a litigator at Covington & Burling from 1963 to 2006. He left office in 2011 to return to Covington.^[1]

Peter Nickles
13th Attorney General of the District of Columbia
In office January 6, 2008 – January 2011
Mayor	Adrian Fenty
Preceded by	Linda Singer
Succeeded by	Irvin B. Nathan
Personal details
Born	Peter John Nickles (1938-09-26) September 26, 1938 (age 86) Middletown, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (LLB)