Benjamin Civiletti

Benjamin Richard Civiletti (born July 17, 1935, in Peekskill, New York) served as the United States Attorney General during the Carter administration, from 1979 to 1981. He is now a senior partner in the Washington, DC law firm of Venable LLP.

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July 17 - 1935 - Peekskill, New York - United States Attorney General - Carter - 1979 - 1981 - Washington, DC

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Civiletti was educated at The Johns Hopkins University, where he received a bachelor's degree in psychology, and at the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was awarded a JD in 1961.

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The Johns Hopkins University - Psychology - University of Maryland School of Law - Baltimore, Maryland - JD - 1961

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Civiletti was serving as the Deputy Attorney General, when his boss Griffin B. Bell resigned. He was elevated to the top job in the Justice Department on July 19, 1979. This was part of a shakeup in the Carter administration. On the same day, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph A. Califano, Jr. and Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal also resigned.

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Griffin B. Bell - Justice Department - July 19 - 1979 - Joseph A. Califano, Jr. - W. Michael Blumenthal

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As Attorney General Civiletti argued several important cases on behalf of the US Government. Notably, he argued before the International Court of Justice on behalf of Americans being held captive in Iran during the Iran Hostage Crisis. He also argued before the US Supreme Court in support of the government's right to denaturalize Nazi war criminals.

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US Government - International Court of Justice - Iran Hostage Crisis - US Supreme Court - Nazi

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