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| + | |description= [[United States Deputy Attorney General]] from 1989 to 1990. | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Stanford University,Harvard Law School | ||
| + | |birth_date=April 30, 1949 | ||
| + | |birth_place=San Mateo, California | ||
| + | |religion=Roman Catholic | ||
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| + | |title=United States Deputy Attorney General | ||
| + | |start=1989 | ||
| + | |end=May 1990 | ||
| + | |appointer=George H. W. Bush | ||
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| + | |title=United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California | ||
| + | |start=1981 | ||
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| + | '''Donald Belton Ayer'''<ref>http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/d/b/Donald-Ayer</ref> is an American attorney who was made 24th [[United States Deputy Attorney General]] from 1989 to 1990, under President [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref>https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/ayer-donald-b.cfm#</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Education and career== | ||
| + | Ayer graduated from [[Stanford University]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in History in 1971, with great distinction. In 1973, he graduated from [[Harvard University]] with a [[Master of Arts]] in American History, and received his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1975.<ref name=jones>http://www.jonesday.com/dbayer/</ref> He clerked for Judge [[Malcolm Richard Wilkey]] of the [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia]], followed by a year with Associate Justice [[William Rehnquist]] of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] during the 1976 Term. | ||
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| + | From 1977 to 1980, Ayer was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. In 1981, [[President Ronald Reagan]] nominated Ayer as the U.S. Attorney for the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of California|Eastern District of California]], and he held that position from 1981 to 1986. From 1986 to 1988, he was Principal Deputy [[Solicitor General of the United States]], and as [[United States Deputy Attorney General|Deputy Attorney General]] from 1989 until May 1990, when he was succeeded by [[William P. Barr|William Barr]].<ref>http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1592112_1</ref><ref>http://articles.latimes.com/1990-05-21/news/mn-181_1_lie-detector-test</ref> | ||
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| + | Ayer entered private practice after leaving government service, and became a partner at [[Jones Day]].<ref name=jones/> | ||
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| Born | April 30, 1949 San Mateo, California | |||||||||
| Alma mater | Stanford University, Harvard Law School | |||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |||||||||
| Spouse | Anne Norton | |||||||||
| Party | Republican | |||||||||
United States Deputy Attorney General from 1989 to 1990.
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Donald Belton Ayer[1] is an American attorney who was made 24th United States Deputy Attorney General from 1989 to 1990, under President George H. W. Bush.[2]
Education and career
Ayer graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1971, with great distinction. In 1973, he graduated from Harvard University with a Master of Arts in American History, and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1975.[3] He clerked for Judge Malcolm Richard Wilkey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, followed by a year with Associate Justice William Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court during the 1976 Term.
From 1977 to 1980, Ayer was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Ayer as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, and he held that position from 1981 to 1986. From 1986 to 1988, he was Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States, and as Deputy Attorney General from 1989 until May 1990, when he was succeeded by William Barr.[4][5]
Ayer entered private practice after leaving government service, and became a partner at Jones Day.[3]
References
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