Benjamin Civiletti
American government official
Benjamin Richard Civiletti (born July 17, 1935) is an American politician. He was the United States Attorney General during the last year and a half of the Carter administration, from 1979 to 1981. He was the first Italian American to serve as Attorney General.
Ben Civiletti | |
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73rd United States Attorney General | |
In office August 16, 1979 – January 19, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Griffin Bell |
Succeeded by | William French Smith |
17th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
In office 1978–1979 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Peter F. Flaherty |
Succeeded by | Charles B. Renfrew |
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division | |
In office 1977–1978 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Dick Thornburgh |
Succeeded by | Philip Heymann |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin Richard Civiletti July 17, 1935 Peekskill, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Gaile Lundgren |
Children | 3 |
Education | Johns Hopkins University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (LLB) |
Since 2001, Civiletti is one of the three members of the Independent Review Board,[1] a board that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union must answer to when allegations of corruption or organized crime.[2]
References
change- ↑ "The Independent Review Board". Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ↑ The Independent Review Board Archived 2018-08-25 at the Wayback Machine.