Q:Facts: - appointer: andrew cuomo janet reno - successor: theodore olson paul clement - predecessor: caitlin halligan seth p. waxman - office: solicitor united states acting principal deputy solicitor general of the united general states of new york solicitor general of the - term end: june 11 , 2001 2001 - term start: january 2007 january 20 , 2001 1998 - birth date: 16 august 1944 - name: barbara d. underwood - birth place: evansville , indiana - alma mater: radcliffe college georgetown university law center Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of barbara d. underwood .
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barbara d. underwood -lrb- born august 16 , 1944 -rrb- is the solicitor general of new york .she was initially appointed to her position by new york attorney general andrew cuomo in january 2007 , and reappointed in 2011 by new york attorney general eric schneiderman .