Loretta Lynch

摘要

The top U.S. prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, Lynch was one of the few names on President Obama's short list without close ties to the White House. If confirmed, she would be the first female African-American Attorney General. After years as a mid-level prosecutor, Lynch gained national attention for her part in the successful prosecution of two New York City cops who beat and sodomized Abner Louima in 1997. Bill Clinton named Lynch to lead the Brooklyn U.S. prosecutor's office in 1999. After a stint in the private sector, the Harvard Law School graduate was unanimously confirmed for the job again after Obama nominated her in 2010.