William Bill Barr is an American lawyer who served as the 77th and 85th Attorney General of the United States under the administrations of George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump.
Barr has long advocated for the unitary executive theory, which asserts that the president has practically unrestricted authority over the executive branch of the federal government. In 2019, William Bill Barr was re-elected as Attorney General for the second time.
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Early Life
Barr was born in 1950 in New York City. Donald Barr, his father, taught English literature at Columbia University before becoming headmaster of the Ivy Preparatory School League’s Dalton School in Manhattan and later the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York. Barr’s mother, Mary Margaret (née Ahern), was a Columbia professor as well. Barr’s father was brought up as a Jew, but eventually converted to Christianity and became a member of the Catholic Church. His mother comes from an Irish family. Barr grew up as a devout Catholic. Barr is the second of four sons.
Barr grew raised on the Upper West Side of New York City. He went to a Catholic school as a kid.
Career
While pursuing graduate school and law school, Barr worked for the CIA from 1971 until 1977. He was first employed as a two-year summer intern. From 1973 to 1975, he worked as an analyst in the Intelligence Directorate division, and from 1975 to 1977, he worked as an assistant in the Office of Legislative Counsel and an agency liaison to Congress.
Barr worked as a law clerk for Judge Malcolm Wilkey of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for a year after graduating from law school in 1977.
After working as Deputy Assistant Director for Legal Policy on the domestic policy staff of the Reagan White House from May 1982 to September 1983, he joined the law firm of Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman) from 1978 to 1982 and again from 1983 to 1989.
William Barr Net Worth
As of January 2022, William Barr’s net worth is predicted to be $50 million. He amassed all of his wealth while working for corporations such as Verizon in the private sector. He has assets worth between $25 and $75 million, as per his federal asset report.
Personal Life
Since 1973, Barr has been married to Christine Moynihan Barr. She has a master’s degree in library science and three daughters with him: Mary Barr Daly, Patricia Barr Straughn, and Margaret (Meg) Barr.
Barr enjoys playing the bagpipes. He began playing when he was eight years old and has competed in Scotland with a prominent American pipe band. Barr was a member of the City of Washington Pipe Association at a moment. .