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'''Stuart Michael Gerson''' (born January 16, 1944<ref name=ben>http://worldstatesmen.org/USA_govt.html#Justice</ref>) was the acting [[United States Attorney General]] during the [[Presidency of Bill Clinton|Clinton Administration]],<ref name=wapo>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/03/13/DI2007031300985.html</ref> serving in the early months of 1993.
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Gerson was a debate coach for President [[George H. W. Bush]] during the 1988 campaign<ref name=law>http://www.ebglaw.com/showBio.aspx?show=2214</ref><ref name=nyt>https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE3DF1F38F936A15752C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all</ref> and went on to serve on President-elect Bush's [[United States presidential transition|transition]] team.<ref name=law/> Gerson was part of the [[George H. W. Bush|Bush Administration's]] National Health Policy Working Group, serving as head of its [[Medical Malpractice]] Reform Working Group.<ref name=law/> At the Department of Justice (DOJ), he was the [[United States Assistant Attorney General|Assistant Attorney General]] for the [[United States Department of Justice Civil Division|Civil Division]].<ref name=wapo/><ref name=law/>
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Gerson was acting [[United States Attorney General]] from January 20, 1993, to March 12, 1993.<ref name=ben/> He was in the position for two reasons. Clinton had problems in finding an Attorney General during that period.<ref name=shot>https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1DE1331F932A15751C0A965958260 quote: As supporters of the Brady gun-control bill prepare to introduce it in Congress yet again this week, they find a welcome, if unlikely, ally in Stuart Gerson, the Acting Attorney General. Because President Clinton has had so many problems finding a new Attorney General, Mr. Gerson remains in office....</ref> Also, he was fourth in the line of succession at the Justice Department (other senior DOJ officials had already resigned).<ref name=nyt/> Gerson supported the [[Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act|Brady bill]]<ref name=shot/> and was in office during the beginnings of the [[Waco massacre]].<ref name=waco>https://web.archive.org/web/20090530094615/http://www.usdoj.gov/05publications/waco/waconine.html</ref>
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[[Janet Reno]], President Clinton's nominee for Attorney General, was confirmed on March 12,<ref name=reno>https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEED71130F931A25750C0A965958260 </ref> and he resigned the same day.<ref name=reno/> Gerson's last day at the Justice Department was March 19.<ref name=waco/>
 
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Latest revision as of 00:44, 11 June 2021

Person.png Stuart M. Gerson  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Lawyer)
Stuart M. Gerson.jpg
BornJanuary 16, 1944
Alma materPennsylvania State University (University Park), Georgetown University
Scting United States Attorney General in 1994, including in the beginning of the Waco Siege.

Employment.png Acting Attorney General of the United States

In office
January 20, 1993 - March 12, 1993

Stuart Michael Gerson (born January 16, 1944[1]) was the acting United States Attorney General during the Clinton Administration,[2] serving in the early months of 1993.

Gerson was a debate coach for President George H. W. Bush during the 1988 campaign[3][4] and went on to serve on President-elect Bush's transition team.[3] Gerson was part of the Bush Administration's National Health Policy Working Group, serving as head of its Medical Malpractice Reform Working Group.[3] At the Department of Justice (DOJ), he was the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division.[2][3]

Gerson was acting United States Attorney General from January 20, 1993, to March 12, 1993.[1] He was in the position for two reasons. Clinton had problems in finding an Attorney General during that period.[5] Also, he was fourth in the line of succession at the Justice Department (other senior DOJ officials had already resigned).[4] Gerson supported the Brady bill[5] and was in office during the beginnings of the Waco massacre.[6]

Janet Reno, President Clinton's nominee for Attorney General, was confirmed on March 12,[7] and he resigned the same day.[7] Gerson's last day at the Justice Department was March 19.[6]

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