Eric H. Holder, Jr., attorney general of the United States, will deliver the Vera Institute of Justice’s third Annual Justice Address on Thursday, July 9, 2009.

Each year, Vera’s Annual Justice Address features a prominent national figure who explores important justice issues of our time. Previous speakers include Nicholas deB Katzenbach, attorney general under President Lyndon Johnson, and James B. Comey, deputy attorney general under President George W. Bush.

The topic of Attorney General Holder’s address will be announced closer to the event.

Prior to his nomination by President Barack Obama, Attorney General Holder was a litigation partner at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, DC. He also served as deputy attorney general under President Clinton and as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. In 1988 he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to become an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Mr. Holder’s many civic commitments have included service on the boards of Columbia University, the National Center for Victims of Crime, and the Save the Children Foundation. He also served on the U.S. Sentencing Commission Ad Hoc Advisory Group.