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Rod Rosenstein
Rod Rosenstein was the deputy attorney general of the United States. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on February 1, 2017, and confirmed by the Senate on April 25, 2017, in a 94-6 vote.[1][2] Rosenstein submitted his letter of resignation on April 29, 2019, effective May 11, 2019.[3]
Biography
Rosenstein was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 13, 1965. After graduating summa cum laude with a degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1986, he earned his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1989. He clerked for Douglas Ginsburg of the District Court for the District of Columbia from 1989 to 1990.[4]
He held several positions at the U.S. Department of Justice, including prosecuting public corruption cases and serving as the principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Tax Division. He was appointed U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland by former President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2005. According to The Washington Post, he was one of three U.S. attorneys appointed by Bush to continue serving under former President Barack Obama.[5][6][7]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Rosenstein's academic, professional, and political career:[4]
- 2017-2019: Deputy Attorney General of the United States
- 2005-2017: U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland
- 2002-2005: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1997-2001: Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland
- 1995-1997: Associate Independent Counsel, Office of the Independent Counsel
- 1994-1995: Special assistant to Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division
- 1993-1994: Counsel to Deputy Attorney General of U.S.
- 1990-1993: Trial Attorney, Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division
- 1989-1990: Law Clerk to Chief Judge Douglas Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
- 1989: Graduated from Harvard Law School, J.D.
- 1986: Graduated from University of Pennsylvania, B.S.
Personal
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As of March 2017, Rosenstein lived in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and two daughters.[7]
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See also
- Donald Trump potential high-level administration appointments
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Jeff Sessions
Footnotes
- ↑ Congress.gov, "PN56 — Rod J. Rosenstein — Department of Justice," accessed March 6, 2017
- ↑ Politico, "Senate confirms Rosenstein as deputy attorney general," April 25, 2017
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Submits Resignation Letter," April 29, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maryland State Archives, "Rod J. Rosenstein," accessed March 6, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Justice, "Rod J. Rosenstein, District of Maryland," accessed March 6, 2017
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Profile of Rod Rosenstein, U.S. attorney for Maryland," October 9, 2011
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Chicago Tribune, "Meet the U.S. attorney who will oversee the Russia probe now that Sessions is recused," March 4, 2017
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