Benjamin Civiletti
Benjamin Richard Civiletti (July 17, 1935 – October 16, 2022) was an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney General during the Carter administration, from 1979 to 1981. The first Italian American to lead the U.S. Department of Justice, he previously served as the Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. Later he was a senior partner in the Baltimore-based law firm of Venable LLP (known until 2003 as Venable, Baetjer & Howard). He specialized in commercial litigation and internal investigations working at Venable LLP.
Ben Civiletti | |
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Civiletti in 1979 | |
| 73rd United States Attorney General | |
| In office August 16, 1979 – January 19, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Griffin Bell |
| Succeeded by | William French Smith |
| 17th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office May 16, 1978 – August 16, 1979 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Peter F. Flaherty |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Renfrew |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division | |
| In office March 10, 1977 – May 16, 1978 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Dick Thornburgh |
| Succeeded by | Philip Heymann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Richard Civiletti July 17, 1935 Peekskill, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 2022 (aged 87) Lutherville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Gaile Lundgren (m. 1958) |
| Children | 3 |
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Beginning in 2001, Civiletti was one of the three members of the Independent Review Board, a board that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union must answer to when allegations of corruption or organized crime infiltration surface under the terms of a consent decree issued in 1989 by a federal district court judgment.