James Comey

American lawyer and 7th director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (born 1960)
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James Comey was born on December 14, 1960, in Yonkers [1][2][3][4]. A United States citizen , he has worked as a lawyer, university teacher, politician, and jurist [5]. Comey attended Northern Highlands Regional High School, the College of William & Mary, and the University of Chicago Law School [6]. His professional career includes serving as a faculty member at the University of Richmond and working in the field of law [5].

Comey held several prominent government positions, including United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2002 to 2003 [7][8], United States Deputy Attorney General from 2003 to 2005 [7][8], and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013 to 2017 [7][8].

Key Facts

  • Child: Maurene Comey[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Field of work: law[10]
  • Employer: University of Richmond[11]
  • Educated at: College of William & Mary[12], University of Chicago Law School[13], Northern Highlands Regional High School[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: James Comey[16]
  • Family name: Comey[17]
  • Given name: James[18], Brien[19]
  • Described at URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uSUO7DyQfIQ[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]
  • Birth name: James Brien Comey Jr.[22]
  • Name in native language: James Brien Comey, Jr.[23]
  • Different from: James Comer[24]
  • Number of children: 6[25]
  • Height: 2.03 m[26]

Why It Matters

James Comey has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Works attributed to him include A Higher Loyalty[29], a literary work[30].

FAQs

Where was James Comey born?

James Comey was born in Yonkers[2].

What did James Comey do for work?

James Comey worked as a lawyer[3], university teacher[4], politician[5], and jurist[6].

Where did James Comey go to school?

James Comey was educated at College of William & Mary[12], University of Chicago Law School[13], and Northern Highlands Regional High School[14].

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  1. [2] ↑ . cnn.com. cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . fbi.gov. Retrieved . fbi.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . fbi.gov. Retrieved . fbi.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . ibtimes.com. ibtimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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