Masters of the Bench

Prior to his appointment as Attorney General of the United States, Mr Holder was a litigation partner at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, and also served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.  In 1988, he was nominated by President Reagan to become an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.  Upon graduating from Columbia Law School in 1976, he moved to Washington and joined the Department of Justice as part of the Attorney General's Honors Program.