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Attorney General Nominee Reports More Than $2 Million in 2008 Income
Legal Times
December 16, 2008
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday posted online Eric Holder Jr.'s attorney general questionnaire. It looks a lot like the questionnaire he filled out as a nominee to be deputy attorney general, but for a few voyeuristic details.
First: His middle name is "Himpton." Second: He's been making a killing at Covington & Burling.
He lists his partner compensation in 2008 as $2,154,364, well above the firm's average of $1.175 million profits per partner. And Holder projects a 2009 takeaway of $2,508,943, which includes deferred compensation from the previous fiscal year, a pro rata share of partner compensation for his work this fiscal year, and separation payment.
This shouldn't come as a surprise, considering his client list, which includes the NFL, Merck & Co, Chiquita Brands International and Bank of America. For a deeper look into Holder's time in the private sector, check out this Legal Times' story published last week.
Holder also reports $5,534 in dividends from stock in Verizon. According to the questionnaire, the attorney general nominee has already consulted with Office of Government Ethics and the Justice Department's ethics official to identify potential conflicts of interest. He does not elaborate on these consultations, except to say that he would consult with the officials again if a potential conflict arose while he was in office.
This article first appeared on The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.
