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Eric H. Holder is an American lawyer and politician.

Holder worked for the U.S. Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section from 1976 to 1988.

He was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1988 to serve as a judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He prosecuted Congressman Dan Rostenkowski from Illinois for corruption charges. In 1993 he stepped down and was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Columbia by President Bill Clinton.

In 1997, Holder was nominated to be the Deputy Attorney General.

Holder served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015. Serving in the administration of  President Barack Obama, he was the first African American to hold the position of U.S. attorney general.

Holder worked for Covington & Burling and was a senior legal advisor to Barack Obama. He became the first and only cabinet member in United States history to be held in contempt of Congress as a result of the Fast and Furious investigation.

Eric H. Holder Children: Meet Eric Holder, Maya Holder and Brooke Holder

Eric H. Holder has been married to Dr. Sharon Malone since 1990 and together they share three children; son, Eric Holder and daughters; Maya Holder and Brooke Holder.

Although Eric H. Holder’s children’s names have been identified, their details are under wraps.