Felicia C. Adams Explained

Felicia C. Adams
Office:United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi
President:Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Term Start:July 3, 2011
Term End:March 10, 2017
Predecessor:Jim M. Greenlee
Successor:William C. Lamar
Birth Date:12 May 1960
Party:Democratic
Education:Jackson State University (BA)
University of Mississippi (JD)

Felicia C. Adams (born May 12, 1960) is an American attorney who served as United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi from 2011 to 2017.[1] [2]

Education

Adams graduated in 1981 from Jackson State University, and in 1984 from the University of Mississippi School of Law.[3]

Career

From 1984 to 1985, Adams was a law clerk for Odell Horton of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.[3] Adams worked as legal counsel in the Mississippi's governor’s office from 1988 to 1989, and was an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi from 1989 to 2000.[3] In 2000, Adams was appointed assistant United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.[3] From 2011 to 2017, Adams served as United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patsy R. Brumfield . Obama nominates Adams for next Northern District U.S. attorney . Djournal.com . 2011-03-03 . 2017-04-05.
  2. Web site: Meet the U.S. Attorney . Justice.gov . 2017-04-05 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170208190946/https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndms/meet-us-attorney . 2017-02-08 .
  3. Web site: President Obama Nominates Felicia C. Adams to Serve as U.S. Attorney . The White House, Office of the Press Secretary . March 2, 2011 .