Letitia A. James

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Letitia A. James

New York

  • Gender:Female
  • Date of Birth:October 18, 1958
  • Party:Democratic
  • Birth State: New York
  • Education:City University of New York’s Lehman College (B.A.); Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (MPA); Howard University (J.D.)

Term:

  • January 1, 2019-December 31, 2022
  • January 1, 2023-present
  • Selection method: Public Election
  • Next election: 2026
  • Term length: Four-year terms
  • Term limits: None

Career track:

  • Early career: Public defender, Legal Aid Society; Founder, Urban Network
  • Member, Governor Mario Cuomo’s Task Force on Diversity in the Judiciary (dates unknown)
  • Counsel to Albert Vann (c. 1989-1999)
  • Chief of staff to Roger L. Green in the New York State Assembly (dates unknown)
  • First Assistant Attorney General in Charge, Brooklyn Regional Office (1999-2003)
  • New York City Council Member (2004-2013)
  • New York City Public Advocate (2014-2018)