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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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| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University (University Park), Georgetown University |
Scting United States Attorney General in 1994, including in the beginning of the Waco Siege.
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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]
References
- ↑ a b http://worldstatesmen.org/USA_govt.html#Justice
- ↑ a b https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/03/13/DI2007031300985.html
- ↑ a b c d http://www.ebglaw.com/showBio.aspx?show=2214
- ↑ a b https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE3DF1F38F936A15752C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
- ↑ a b 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....
- ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20090530094615/http://www.usdoj.gov/05publications/waco/waconine.html
- ↑ a b https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEED71130F931A25750C0A965958260
