William Barr

William Pelham "Bill" Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney. He was the 85th Attorney General of the United States from February 14, 2019 to December 23, 2020 under the Donald Trump presidency. Before, he was the 77th Attorney General under the George H. W. Bush presidency from 1991 to 1993.^[1][2]

William P. Barr
77th and 85th United States Attorney General
In office February 14, 2019 – December 23, 2020
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Rod Rosenstein Ed O'Callaghan (acting) Jeffrey A. Rosen
Preceded by	Jeff Sessions
Succeeded by	Merrick Garland
In office November 26, 1991 – January 20, 1993
President	George H. W. Bush
Deputy	George J. Terwilliger III
Preceded by	Dick Thornburgh
Succeeded by	Janet Reno
25th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office May 1990 – November 26, 1991
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Donald B. Ayer
Succeeded by	George J. Terwilliger III
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
In office April 1989 – May 1990
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Douglas Kmiec
Succeeded by	J. Michael Luttig
Personal details
Born	William Pelham Barr (1950-05-23) May 23, 1950 (age 74) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Christine Barr ​ (m. 1973)​
Education	Columbia University (BA, MA) George Washington University (JD)

On December 7, 2018, President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Barr to again serve as Attorney General of the United States.^[3][4] He was confirmed, for a second time, as Attorney General on February 14, 2019, and assumed office later the same day.^[5]

On December 14, 2020, Trump announced that Barr would be resigning as attorney general, effective December 23.^[6]

References

1. Barrett, Paul, "Bush Picks Barr for Attorney General Post", The Wall Street Journal, October 17, 1991, page A25.
2. Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Former Attorney General and Verizon General Counsel Joins Kirkland & Ellis LLP Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (press release). January 7, 2009.
3. "Trump Says He Has Chosen William Barr to Be Next Attorney General". Wall Street Journal. December 7, 2018. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
4. Trump, Donald J. (December 7, 2018). "I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating The Honorable William P. Barr for the position of Attorney General of the United States. As the former AG for George H.W. Bush..." @realDonaldTrump. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
5. "Senate confirms Trump pick William Barr as new attorney general | TheHill". Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
6. Benner, Katie (December 14, 2020). "William Barr Is Out as Attorney General". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2020.