Loretta Lynch

Loretta Lynch
Author: United States Department of Justice
Born: 1959 Greensboro, North Carolina.
Born into a family involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
Was successful lawyer at a NY law firm, then prosecutor for U.S Attorney team after earning her degree at Harvard Law.
President Barack Obama made her U.S Attorney General, the first African American woman to hold that position.
Noted for her professionalism and ability to always remain calm and focused.
Said: “Voting is how we participate in a civic society – be it for president, be it for a municipal election. It’s the way we teach our children – in school elections – how to be citizens, and the importance of their voice.”