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My Take
What strikes me about Letitia James is how she turned the unglamorous machinery of the law into a stage for conviction. Rising from a Brooklyn upbringing and a city-college education to become the first Black woman to hold statewide office in New York is the kind of trajectory that doesn't happen by luck. I admire that her reputation rests on willingness to confront power rather than on charisma or spectacle. The Time 100 nod feels earned, not gifted. In an era that rewards noise, I find something quietly compelling about a public figure whose legacy is built on principle and persistence.
Overview
Letitia Ann "Tish" James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York. She has served since 2019 as the 67th attorney general of New York (NYAG), having been first elected to the post in 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, James is the first Black person to serve as New York attorney general and is the first Black woman to hold statewide office in New York.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Letitia James
- Name (Japanese)
- レティシア・ジェームズ
- Reading
- れてぃしあ・じぇーむず
- Born
- October 18, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- lawyer / politician / journalist / jurist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Fort Hamilton High School
- University
- Lehman College
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Time 100
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.tishjames2018.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tishjames2018/
- Xhttps://x.com/TishJames
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia%20James
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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.