Thomas J. Perrelli
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| Associate Attorney General of the United States | |
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In office March 12, 2009 – February 2012 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Kevin J. O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Tony West |
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| Born |
March 12, 1966 Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Brown University (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Thomas John Perrelli (born March 12, 1966) is an American lawyer and the former United States Associate Attorney General. He served as Associate Attorney General during the administration of President Barack Obama. Perrelli also served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States in the late 1990s.
As a high school senior at W.T. Woodson H.S., he was co-captain of the Fairfax All-County Math Team. He was a three time National Junior Classical League Certamen (Latin competition) champion. Also, his freshman year at Brown, 1984, he placed first in the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.
Perrelli earned his A.B., magna cum laude in History from Brown University in 1988, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of The Critical Review, Brown's student publication of course evaluations. Perrelli graduated from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, in 1991, where he was managing editor of the Harvard Law Review, working under Barack Obama, who was President of the Harvard Law Review at the time. Perrelli is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Virginia and District of Columbia courts and numerous other federal courts. Prior to joining Jenner & Block, in 1991-92, Perrelli clerked for the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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