Ripley Rand Explained

Ripley Rand
Office1:United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina
President1:Barack Obama
Term Start1:January 1, 2011
Term End1:January 13, 2017
Successor1:Matthew Martin
Birth Name:Ripley Eagles Rand
Relations:Tony Rand (father)
Education:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, JD)

Ripley Eagles Rand is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina from 2011 to 2017. President Barack Obama nominated him to the post on July 28, 2010.[1]

Education

Rand earned both Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He co-wrote a children's book entitled I Want to Go to UNC![2]

Career

Prior to serving as United States Attorney, Rand was a Wake County Superior Court judge.[3]

Rand resigned from his role as United States Attorney one week before the inauguration of Donald Trump.[4] Rand is now a partner and criminal defense attorney at Womble Bond Dickinson in Raleigh, North Carolina.[5]

Personal life

Rand is the son of two-time state Senator Tony Rand.

References

Notes and References

  1. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-nominates-two-serve-us-attorneys-72810 White House Press Office
  2. http://www.chapelhillpress.com/books/books_iwanttogotoUNC.htm Chapel Hill Press
  3. Web site: Rand named new U.S. attorney for central N.C. :. WRAL. 2010-12-11. WRAL.com. en. 2020-05-01.
  4. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article126444894.html Ripley Rand steps down as US attorney in NC
  5. Web site: Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer Ripley Rand Womble Bond Dickinson. www.womblebonddickinson.com. en-us. 2020-05-01.

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