John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroftis an American attorney and politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General, in the George W. Bush Administration. He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 May 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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Judges at the federal level are appointed for life,
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