Eric Holder

Eric Holder (born January 21, 1951) is an American attorney. He served as the Attorney General of the United States, under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2015. He was the first African-American to hold that post.^[1] Before being named as Attorney General, he was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia under President Clinton^[2] and help pick Joe Biden as Obama's running mate.^[3] Holder was born in the Bronx.

Eric Holder
Official portrait, 2009
82nd United States Attorney General
In office February 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	David W. Ogden Gary Grindler (acting) James M. Cole Sally Yates
Preceded by	Michael Mukasey
Succeeded by	Loretta Lynch
Acting January 20, 2001 – February 2, 2001
President	George W. Bush
Deputy	Robert Mueller (acting)
Preceded by	Janet Reno
Succeeded by	John Ashcroft
29th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office June 13, 1997 – January 20, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Jamie Gorelick
Succeeded by	Larry Thompson
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
In office January 20, 1993 – June 13, 1997
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	John Ramsey Johnson
Succeeded by	Mary Lou Leary
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office 1988–1993
Nominated by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Virginia Riley
Succeeded by	Judith Bartnoff
Personal details
Born	(1951-01-21) January 21, 1951 (age 74) The Bronx, New York, United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sharon Malone
Children	(3)
Alma mater	Columbia University Columbia Law School
Profession	Attorney at law

On September 25, 2014, the Justice Department said Holder would resign as soon as his successor is confirmed.^[4] He was succeeded by Loretta Lynch on April 27, 2015.