Karl Racine
Karl Anthony Racine (born December 14, 1962) is a Haitian-American lawyer and politician. He was the first independently elected Attorney General for the District of Columbia, a position he held from 2015 to 2023. Before that, he was the managing partner of Venable LLP. As Attorney General, Racine received national attention for his work on antitrust matters, and in 2021 launched an eventually-dismissed antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.
Karl Racine | |
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| Attorney General for the District of Columbia | |
| In office January 2, 2015 – January 2, 2023 | |
| Mayor | Muriel Bowser |
| Preceded by | Irvin B. Nathan |
| Succeeded by | Brian Schwalb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karl Anthony Racine December 14, 1962 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
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