Loretta Lynch

Loretta Lynch
Loretta Lynch
	Official portrait, 2015
83rd United States Attorney General
	In office; April 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Sally Yates
Preceded by	Eric Holder
Succeeded by	Jeff Sessions
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; May 8, 2010 – April 27, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Benton J. Campbell
Succeeded by	Robert Capers
	In office; June 2, 1999 – May 2, 2001
President	Bill Clinton; George W. Bush
Preceded by	Zachary W. Carter
Succeeded by	Roslynn R. Mauskopf
Personal details
Born	Loretta Elizabeth Lynch; May 21, 1959 (age 67); Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Stephen Hargrove (m. 2007)
Education	Harvard University (BA, JD)
Signature
	Lynch's voice Lynch on criminal justice reform.; Recorded November 30, 2016

Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American attorney who served as the 83rd United States attorney general from 2015 to 2017.^[1]^[2] She was also the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1999 to 2001 and again from 2010 to 2015.

In November 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Lynch to succeed Eric Holder as Attorney General.^[3]^[4] Lynch was later confirmed by the Senate and was sworn-in, becoming the first African-American woman U.S. attorney general in U.S. history.^[5]^[6]

References

↑ Press, Associated (2015-04-27). "Loretta Lynch Sworn In as U.S. Attorney General". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
↑ McCarthy, Tom (2015-06-17). "Loretta Lynch formally sworn in as attorney general after whirlwind start". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
↑ "PN4 - Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch for Department of Justice, 114th Congress (2015-2016)". www.congress.gov. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
↑ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
↑ Johnson, Carrie (2015-04-23). "Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch As Attorney General". NPR. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
↑ Werner, -Erica; Werner, Associated Press Erica; Press, Associated (2015-04-23). "Loretta Lynch is confirmed as next U.S. attorney general". PBS News. Retrieved 2025-10-12.

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[1] Press, Associated (2015-04-27). "Loretta Lynch Sworn In as U.S. Attorney General". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-10-12.

[2] McCarthy, Tom (2015-06-17). "Loretta Lynch formally sworn in as attorney general after whirlwind start". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-12.

[3] "PN4 - Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch for Department of Justice, 114th Congress (2015-2016)". www.congress.gov. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2025-10-12.

[4] "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 1st Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-12.

[5] Johnson, Carrie (2015-04-23). "Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch As Attorney General". NPR. Retrieved 2025-10-12.

[6] Werner, -Erica; Werner, Associated Press Erica; Press, Associated (2015-04-23). "Loretta Lynch is confirmed as next U.S. attorney general". PBS News. Retrieved 2025-10-12.

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