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Revision as of 18:54, 11 September 2008
William Pelham Barr | |
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| 77th United States Attorney General | |
| In office November 26, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Thornburgh |
| Succeeded by | Janet Reno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1950 New York, NY |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Christine |
William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950 in New York City) is an American attorney who served as the 77th Attorney General of the United States.
He received his bachelor's degree in government and a master's degree in government and Chinese studies, in 1971 and 1973 respectively, from Columbia University. He received his J.D. with highest honors in 1977 from The George Washington University Law School. From 1973 to 1977, he was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency. Barr was a law clerk to Judge Malcolm Wilkey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1977 through 1978. He served on the domestic policy staff at the Reagan White House from 1982 to 1983. He was also in private practice for nine years with the Washington law firm of Shaw, Pitman, Potts & Trowbridge.
At the U.S. Department of Justice, Barr served in the positions of Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel from 1989 to 1990, Deputy Attorney General from May 1990 to August 1991 and Acting Attorney General for three months. He was appointed Attorney General by President George H. W. Bush in 1991. After concluding his service as Attorney General when President Bush left office, he returned to private practice and sits on the boards of directors of several U.S. corporations.
He served on the Board of Visitors of the College of William & Mary from 2001 until July 2005. As of 2004 Barr is a Vice President and the General Counsel of Verizon, having served in the same capacity with its predecessor GTE.
Barr is a Roman Catholic, and once, in high school, he punched classmate and future colleague Barry Scheck for an offensive remark about Pope Paul VI[citation needed]. He is married and the father of three daughters.
