Louis Freeh
Louis Joseph Freeh (born January 6, 1950) is an American attorney and former judge who served as the fifth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1993 to June 2001.
Louis Freeh | |
|---|---|
| 5th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
| In office September 1, 1993 – June 25, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Deputy | David G. Binney Larry A. Potts Weldon L. Kennedy William Esposito Thomas J. Pickard |
| Preceded by | William S. Sessions |
| Succeeded by | Robert Mueller |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office May 30, 1991 – August 31, 1993 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Richard J. Daronco |
| Succeeded by | Shira Scheindlin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Joseph Freeh January 6, 1950 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Marilyn Coyle (m. 1983) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | |
Graduated from Rutgers University and New York University School of Law, Freeh began his career as a special agent in the FBI, and was later an Assistant United States Attorney and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. A Republican, he was later appointed as FBI director by President Bill Clinton. He is now a lawyer and consultant in the private sector.
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