Peter Nickles | |
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13th Attorney General of the District of Columbia | |
In office January 6, 2008 –January 2011 | |
Mayor | Adrian Fenty |
Preceded by | Linda Singer |
Succeeded by | Irvin B. Nathan |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter John Nickles September 26,1938 Middletown,New York,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
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