Eric Holder

Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, in office since 2009. Holder, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama, is the first African American to hold the position of U.S. Attorney General. As of 2014, Holder is one of three members of the original Obama cabinet that are still serving in their posts: the others being Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
Holder previously served as a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and a United States Attorney. While a U.S. Attorney, he prosecuted Congressman Dan Rostenkowski (D–Illinois) for corruption charges related to his role in the Congressional Post Office scandal. Later, he was Deputy Attorney General of the United States and worked at the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. He was senior legal advisor to Barack Obama during Obama's presidential campaign and one of three members of Obama's vice-presidential selection committee. During the Fast and Furious investigation, he became the only cabinet member in U.S. history to be held in contempt of Congress.
On September 25, 2014, the Justice Department announced Holder would resign when his successor was confirmed.
On November 8, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Loretta Lynch, the current United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, to succeed Holder as the next Attorney General of the United States.
== Tossup Questions ==
# This man claimed that U.S. citizens avoid racial topics in his "Nations of Cowards" speech. In 2012, his alleged withholding of Operation Fast and Furious documents led the House to hold him in contempt. For 10 points - what U.S. attorney general announced his resignation in September 2014.
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