{"id":4776,"date":"2016-07-25T11:54:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T15:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gsa.buffalo.edu\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4776"},"modified":"2016-07-25T11:54:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T15:54:22","slug":"eric-h-holder-jr-distinguished-speaker-series","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/gsa\/event\/eric-h-holder-jr-distinguished-speaker-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric H. Holder, Jr. ~ Distinguished Speaker Series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eric H. Holder, Jr. | Feb. 16, 2017<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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82nd\u00a0Attorney General of the United States (2009-15)
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Free tickets available for graduate students starting January 30th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall).\u00a0 1 per UB ID.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

More About Eric H. Holder, Jr.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Eric H. Holder, Jr. was born in New York City and attended public schools there, graduating from Stuyvesant High School, before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History from Columbia College in 1973 and a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School in 1976.<\/p>\n

Upon his graduation from law school, Holder joined the Department of Justice through the Attorney General\u2019s Honors Program. He was assigned to the newly formed Public Integrity Section, where he investigated and prosecuted corruption involving officials in local, state and federal government. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan appointed Holder to serve as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, where he presided over hundreds of criminal and civil trials during his five years on the bench. In 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed Holder to serve as the United States attorney for the District of Columbia. In 1997, President Clinton appointed Holder to serve as Deputy Attorney General of the United States, a position that he held until the end of the Clinton Administration. He was the first African-American to serve as Deputy Attorney General and United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. At the request of President George W. Bush, Holder served as Acting Attorney General in 2001 pending the confirmation of Attorney General John Ashcroft.<\/p>\n

In July 2001, Holder joined the Washington, D.C., law firm of Covington & Burling as a partner in the firm\u2019s litigation practice group, where he represented clients in complex civil and criminal cases as well as internal corporate investigations.<\/p>\n

President Barack Obama nominated Holder to be Attorney General and the United States Senate confirmed his nomination on February 2, 2009. Holder began his service as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States the following day. He was the first African-American to serve in that position. He remained in office until April 27, 2015, becoming the third-longest-serving Attorney General in the nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

While Attorney General, Holder oversaw the government\u2019s efforts to address many critically important issues arising at the intersection of law and public policy, including national security investigations and prosecutions; landmark antitrust, environmental, fraud and tax cases; the defense of voting rights and marriage equality; and reform of the federal criminal justice system. In 2014, TIME magazine named Holder to its list of \u201c100 Most Influential People,\u201d stating that he \u201cworked tirelessly to ensure equal justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

After his departure from the Department of Justice, Holder returned to Covington & Burling and is resident in their Washington office. He focuses on complex litigation and investigatory matters that are international in scope and raise significant enforcement issues and substantial reputational concerns.<\/p>\n

Holder\u2019s many civic commitments have included service on the boards of Columbia University, the National Center for Victims of Crime, the Meyer Foundation and the Save the Children Foundation, among many others. He also served on the U.S. Sentencing Commission Ad Hoc Advisory Group.<\/p>\n

Holder has received numerous awards and honorary degrees in recognition of his professional and civic contributions, including the NAACP Chairman\u2019s Award, the Department of Justice\u2019s John F. Keeney Award, the District of Columbia Bar Association\u2019s Beatrice Rosenberg Award, George Washington University\u2019s Martin Luther King, Jr. Medal for Outstanding Service in Human Rights, and the Lawyers\u2019 Committee for Civil Rights\u2019 Robert F. Kennedy Justice Prize. The District of Columbia Bar Association has recognized Holder as its \u201cLawyer of the Year,\u201d and in 2008, the Legal Times named him as one of the \u201cGreatest Washington Lawyers of the Past 30 Years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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