John Stanley Pottinger
John Stanley Pottinger | |
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United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division | |
In office 1973–1977 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | David Norman |
Succeeded by | Drew S. Days III |
Personal details | |
Born | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | February 13, 1940
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Gloria Anderson (Divorced 1975) |
Children | 3, including Matt |
Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
John Stanley Pottinger (born February 13, 1940) is an American novelist and lawyer. He previously worked as a banker in the 1980s and served as a political executive known for his appointments involving civil rights.
Early life and education
J. Stanley Pottinger was born in 1940 in Dayton Ohio, to parents Elnora and John Pottinger.
Career
Pottinger held significant roles as a bureaucratic appointee in the
Pottinger later engaged in a lucrative practice on Wall Street and wrote a best selling book, The Fourth Procedure,[7] as well as three other novels.[4]
In 2013, Pottinger was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage during the Hollingsworth v. Perry case.[8]
Pottinger represented more than 20 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse.[9][10]
Personal life
Pottinger began dating Gloria Anderson in high school; they married in 1965 and have three children together, including former U.S.
References
- ^ a b c d e Lasswell, Mark (June 5, 1995). "Surgical Strike". People. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "J. Stanley Pottinger Papers, 1968-1981". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c "A Veteran and China Hand Advises Trump for Xi's Visit". The New York Times. April 4, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Span, Paula (May 13, 1995). "The Many Lives of Stanley Pottinger". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ISBN 9780743289283. Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Google Books.
- The Los Angeles Times. June 11, 1995.
- ^ Avlon, John (February 28, 2013). "The Pro-Freedom Republicans Are Coming: 131 Sign Gay-Marriage Brief". The Daily Beast.
- ^ "Jeffrey Epstein news: New lawsuits detail how Jeffrey Epstein allegedly lured victims". CBS News. August 20, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Silver-Greenberg, Jessica; Steel, Emily; Bernstein, Jacob; Enrich, David (November 30, 2019). "Jeffrey Epstein, Blackmail and a Lucrative 'Hot List'". The New York Times.