Philip Heymann
27th United States Deputy Attorney General / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philip Benjamin Heymann (October 30, 1932 – November 30, 2021) was an American legal scholar and federal prosecutor who headed the Criminal Division of the Justice Department as Assistant Attorney General during the Carter administration and was briefly Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton administration before he resigned over management and policy differences as well as perceived interference by the White House. He was involved internationally in supporting the rule of law in criminal justice systems. In domestic politics he was a vocal supporter of civil and political liberties and, as such, was actively critical of the George W. Bush administration, particularly its warrantless domestic spying program. Even before the September 11 attacks, Heymann studied and published on how prosecution of antiterror policies can be done consistent with the rule of law in a democratic society. He was later James Bar Ames Professor of Law, Emeritus at Harvard Law School,[1] where he began teaching in 1969.
Philip B. Heymann | |
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27th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
In office May 28, 1993 – March 17, 1994 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | George J. Terwilliger III |
Succeeded by | Jamie Gorelick |
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division | |
In office 1978–1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Benjamin R. Civiletti |
Succeeded by | D. Lowell Jensen |
Personal details | |
Born | Philip Benjamin Heymann (1932-10-30)October 30, 1932 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | November 30, 2021(2021-11-30) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Ann Ross (m. 1954) |
Children | Stephen, Jody |
Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
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