Jeff Sessions was sworn in as the 84th Attorney General of the United States on February 9, 2017 by Michael R. Pence. President Donald J. Trump announced his intention to nominate Mr. Sessions on November 18, 2016.
Prior to becoming Attorney General, Mr. Sessions served as a United States Senator for Alabama since 1996. As a United States Senator, he focused his energies on maintaining a strong military, upholding the rule of law, limiting the role of government, and providing tax relief to stimulate economic growth and to empower Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money.
Mr. Sessions was born in Selma, Alabama on December 24, 1946, and grew up in Hybart, the son of a country store owner. Growing up in the country, Sessions was instilled with certain core values – honesty, hard work, belief in God and parental respect – that define him today. In 1964, he became an Eagle Scout and thereafter received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. After attending school in nearby Camden, Sessions attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969. He received a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Alabama in 1973. Sessions served in the United States Army Reserve from 1973 to 1986, ultimately attaining the rank of Captain. He still considers that period to be one of the most rewarding chapters of his life.
Sessions’ interest in the law led to a distinguished legal career, first as a practicing attorney in Russellville, Alabama, and then in Mobile. Following a two-year stint as Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (1975-1977), Sessions was nominated by President Reagan in 1981 and confirmed by the Senate to serve as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, a position he held for 12 years. Sessions was elected Alabama Attorney General in 1995, serving as the State’s chief legal officer until 1996, when he entered the United States Senate.
Sessions and his wife, Mary Blackshear Sessions, originally of Gadsden, Alabama, have three children, Mary Abigail Reinhardt, Ruth Sessions Walk, and Sam. They have seven granddaughters, Jane Ritchie, Alexa, Gracie, Sophia, Hannah, Joanna, and Phoebe, and three grandsons, Jim Beau, Lewis, and Nicholas.
Ending Government-by-Litigation: An Address by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
2018 National Student Symposium
Hart Auditorium, Georgetown University Law Center600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Address by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
2017 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel - Grand Ballroom1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
2011 National Lawyers Convention
The Constitution of Small Government?
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
2009 National Lawyers Convention
The Federal Government's Economic Role in our Constitutional System
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
June 2009 DC Luncheon with Jeff Sessions
Tony Cheng's Restaurant 619 H Street, N.W. (Gallery Place Metro)Washington, District of Columbia
Ending Government-by-Litigation: An Address by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
2018 National Student Symposium
Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered this address at the 2018 National Student Symposium at Georgetown...
Ending Government-by-Litigation: An Address by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
2018 National Student Symposium
Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered this address at the 2018 National Student Symposium at Georgetown...
Address by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
2017 National Lawyers Convention
Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered this address at the 2017 National Lawyers Convention in Washington,...
Address by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
2017 National Lawyers Convention
Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered this address at the 2017 National Lawyers Convention in Washington,...
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