Eric H. Holder Jr.

Age: 57

Family: Married to Sharon Malone, an obstetrician; three children. The family lives in Washington, D.C.

Hometown: New York City.

Education: Columbia College, degree in American history, 1973; Columbia Law School, 1976.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

1976: Joins the Attorney General's Honors Program at the Justice Department. Later assigned to the Public Integrity Section.

1988: Nominated by President Reagan as associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; serves five years.

1993: Nominated by President Clinton as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia; serves nearly four years.

1997: Appointed by Clinton as deputy attorney general. Later, he serves as acting attorney general under President Bush pending Senate confirmation of John Ashcroft.

2001: Joins Covington & Burling LLP law firm.

Source: Covington & Burling biography, other news sources