Karl Racine
Haitian-American lawyer and politician (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karl Anthony Racine[1] (born December 14, 1962)[2] is a Haitian-American lawyer and politician. He was the first independently elected Attorney General for the District of Columbia, a position he held from 2015 to 2023.[3] Before that, he was the managing partner of Venable LLP.[4][5][6] As Attorney General, Racine received national attention for his work on antitrust matters,[7] and in 2021 launched an eventually-dismissed antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.[8][9]
Quick Facts Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Mayor ...
Karl Racine | |
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Attorney General for the District of Columbia | |
In office January 2, 2015 ā January 2, 2023 | |
Mayor | Muriel Bowser |
Preceded by | Irvin B. Nathan |
Succeeded by | Brian Schwalb |
Personal details | |
Born | Karl Anthony Racine (1962-12-14) December 14, 1962 (age 61) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
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