Obama to Pick James B. Comey, Former Bush Official, to Lead F.B.I.

BREAKING NEWS Wednesday, May 29, 2013 6:16 PM EDT


Obama to Pick James B. Comey, Former Bush Official, to Lead F.B.I.

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James B. Comey
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James Comey

United States Deputy Attorney General
In office
December 2003 – August 2005
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Larry Thompson
Succeeded by Robert McCallum (Acting)
Personal details
Born December 14, 1960 (age 52)
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater College of William and Mary
University of Chicago


James B. Comey, Jr. (born December 14, 1960) was United States Deputy Attorney General, serving in President George W. Bush's administration. As Deputy Attorney General, Comey was the second-highest ranking official in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and ran the day-to-day operations of the Department, serving in that office from December 2003 through August 2005. He was U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York prior to becoming Deputy Attorney General. On May 29, 2013 President Barack Obama announced plans to appoint Comey to replace Robert S. Mueller III as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In December 2003, as Deputy Attorney General, Comey appointed the U.S. Attorney in Chicago, close friend and former colleague Patrick Fitzgerald, as Special Counsel to head the CIA leak grand jury investigation after Attorney General John Ashcroft recused himself. In August 2005, Comey left the DOJ and he became General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Lockheed Martin. In 2010, he became General Counsel at Bridgewater Associates. In early 2013, he left Bridgewater to become Senior Research Scholar and Hertog Fellow on National Security Law at Columbia Law School. He also joined the London-based board of directors of HSBC Holdings.

In May 2013, Comey was mentioned by CNN.com as a possible successor to Robert Mueller as FBI Director.


Contents [hide]
1 Early life and education
2 Marriage and family
3 Career, 1985-2005
4 NSA domestic wiretapping investigation
5 After leaving public office
5.1 Testimony before congressional committees
5.2 Supreme Court consideration
6 Notes
7 External links

Early life and education [edit]

Born in Yonkers, New York, Comey grew up in Allendale, New Jersey.[1] He attended Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale.[2]

Comey graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1982, majoring in chemistry and religion. His senior thesis analyzed the liberal theologian Reinhold Niebuhr and the conservative televangelist Jerry Falwell, emphasizing their common belief in public action.[3] He received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Chicago Law School in 1985.

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