Awards & Recognition
★Presidential Scholar (1970)
★National Merit Scholar
★Harvard Law Review editor
★Graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College
★Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School
Notable Facts
→Served as 86th Attorney General of the United States (2021-2025)
→Previously served as Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2013-2020)
→Obama Supreme Court nominee in 2016 (blocked by Senate Republicans)
→Led prosecution of Oklahoma City bombing, Unabomber, and other high-profile cases
→Oversaw Justice Department's 115,000 employees across 50+ countries
→Supervised investigations into January 6th Capitol attack and Trump-related cases
→Partner at prestigious law firm Arnold & Porter (multiple periods)
→Net worth estimated by Forbes at $8.6-33M
→Clerked for Supreme Court Justice William Brennan Jr.
→Harvard Law School magna cum laude graduate