David S. Kris
| David S. Kris | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Assistant Attorney General for National Security | |
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In office 2009–2011 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | J. Patrick Rowan |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Monaco |
| Associate Deputy Attorney General | |
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In office 2000–2003 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 28, 1966 Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater |
Haverford College (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
David S. Kris (born September 28, 1966) is an American lawyer. From 2009 to 2011 he served as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division of the United States Department of Justice. He also served as the Associate Deputy Attorney General for national security issues at the Department of Justice from 2000 to 2003.
Kris grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts. He received his undergraduate degree from Haverford College in 1988, and his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1991.
After completing law school, Kris clerked for United States Appeals Court Judge Stephen S. Trott on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
For eight years, Kris served in the criminal division in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Kris became an Associate Deputy Attorney General for national security issues in 2000. In 2003, Kris left the Department of Justice to become a counsel, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President at Time Warner. He remained at Time Warner until rejoining the DOJ.
In 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Kris for Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department's National Security Division, which was created in 2006.[1] The United States Senate confirmed Kris in a 97-0 vote on March 25, 2009.
In 2011, Kris joined Intellectual Ventures as General Counsel.
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