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My Take
Eric Holder is one of those figures whose name belongs in the history books. Rising from a middle-class Bronx family of Bajan roots through Stuyvesant and Columbia to become the 82nd U.S. Attorney General, and the first African American to hold the office, he embodies a generation shaped by the civil rights era reaching the very summit of the law. What moves me is the weight of that symbolism paired with real institutional power. His NAACP Image Award reflects a career spent pushing against entrenched barriers. I am always drawn to people who break ceilings, and Holder did it at the heart of American justice.
Overview
Eric Himpton Holder Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is an American lawyer who served as the 82nd United States attorney general from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Holder was the first African American to hold the position. Born in New York City to a middle-class family of Bajan origin, Holder graduated from Stuyvesant High School, Columbia College, and Columbia Law School.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eric Holder
- Name (Japanese)
- エリック・ハンプトン・ホルダー
- Reading
- えりっく・はんぷとん・ほるだー
- Born
- January 21, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- judge / lawyer / politician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Stuyvesant High School
- University
- Columbia University
Awards & achievements
- NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award
- John Jay Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.