Robert Spagnoletti
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Robert Spagnoletti is the former Attorney General
of the District of Columbia, United States
, appointed 2004. He previously served as District of Columbia Corporation Counsel, and as an Assistant United States Attorney
for the District of Columbia. He announced in late 2006 that he was leaving that office in 2006 to work at a private D.C. law firm, Schertler & Onorato LLP. He is currently President of the D.C. Bar
gay
and lives with his partner and their two sons.
He adopted his second son, Anthony, in January 2008.
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
of the District of Columbia, United States
United States
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, appointed 2004. He previously served as District of Columbia Corporation Counsel, and as an Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
for the District of Columbia. He announced in late 2006 that he was leaving that office in 2006 to work at a private D.C. law firm, Schertler & Onorato LLP. He is currently President of the D.C. Bar
Education
- J.D.Juris DoctorJuris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
, Georgetown University Law CenterGeorgetown University Law CenterGeorgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law... - Bachelor's degree, Lafayette CollegeLafayette CollegeLafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
Personal
Spagnoletti is openlyComing out
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gay
Gay
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and lives with his partner and their two sons.
He adopted his second son, Anthony, in January 2008.