Letitia James was born on October 18, 1958, and is now 63 years old. She was never married. Her parents, Robert and Nellie James reared her and her seven siblings in Brooklyn. She currently resides in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighbourhood. She is a devout Christian who attends the Emmanuel Baptist Church.
James graduated from New York’s Fort Hamilton High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in arts from the University of New York’s Lehman College in 1981. She studied liberal arts with a focus on social service.
Letitia James earned her Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law. Letitia James also earned a master’s degree in public administration from the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs in 2013.
In 1989, James began her legal career in New York. Letitia James participated on former New York Governor Marie Cuomo’s Task Force on Diversity in the Judiciary. Letitia was appointed as the first Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Brooklyn regional office in 1999. Letitia James handled consumer complaints regarding predatory lending and other illegal business activities.
In 2013, James ran for New York City Public Advocate and won the runoff election against Daniel Squadron with 59% of the vote on October 1, 2013.
Letitia James held this job until 2018 when she announced her candidacy for Attorney General of New York in May of that year. On September 13, 2018, James won the primary election and defeated Zephyr Teachout and two other candidates with 41 per cent of the vote. On November 6, 2018, she was elected as the Attorney General of New York, defeating Kieth Wofford of the Republican Party. She took office on January 1, 2019, succeeding Barbara Underwood.
Who Is Letitia James’s Partner?
Letitia James does not have a partner or husband because she has not yet been married.
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