James Cole Jr.
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United States Deputy Secretary of Education Acting |
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In office January 28, 2016 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John King Jr. (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mick Zais (Nominee) |
| General Counsel of the United States Department of Education | |
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In office December 2014 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Succeeded by | Phil Rosenfelt (Acting) |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Chicago Law School |
James Cole Jr. is an American politician who was the acting Deputy Secretary of Education, serving under the Obama Administration.
Cole received his B.S. in finance with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he served as a comment editor of the University of Chicago Law School Roundtable.
Delegated the duties of Deputy Secretary on January 28, 2016, Cole served as the chief operating officer and chief legal officer, and oversaw a broad range of operational, management, policy, legal and program functions at the Department. Cole also oversaw the Department's work on President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Task Force.
On June 10, 2013 President Barack Obama nominated Cole as General Counsel. He was then confirmed by the Senate as the Department's general counsel in December 2014.
From 2011 to 2014 Cole served as the deputy general counsel of the United States Department of Transportation. In this role he advised the secretary, deputy secretary and general counsel on legal, policy and program matters relating to DOT's 10 operating administrations, including the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Railroad Administration.
From 2004 to 2011, he served on the board of directors of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. From 2005 to 2011, he also served on the board of trustees of Prep for Prep, a New York City-based youth leadership development program that identifies and prepares students of color for the rigors of independent day and boarding schools. In addition, he has mentored high school and college students since graduating from Dunbar Vocational High School, located in Chicago.
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