The Secretary of Commerce is the head of the U.S. The Court affirmed (5-4) the lower court ruling that the D.C. Heller, urging the Court to uphold the Washington, D.C. Holder was questioned regarding implementing the Second Amendment he joined an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in the 2008 Supreme Court review of D.C.
He has worked as a corporate attorney since 2001. Holder was involved in a controversial 11th-hour pardon of Marc Rich, a fugitive and Democratic contributor. In 1993, he stepped down from the bench to serve as U.S. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan appointed him Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
After graduating from Columbia Law School, Holder joined the Department of Justice Public Integrity Section from 1976 to 1988. The Attorney General is a member of the Cabinet, but the only member whose title is not 'Secretary.' Congress established the office of Attorney General in 1789.Įric Holder served as Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton Administration. The Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government and is the head of the U.S.
