Six years plus time in previous administration makes Eric Holder a profound influence on USA justice.

I am proud of him and his work. He made a difference in this country and no one can dispute that. He will be missed by many. 

I think his years as AG have been the most memorable as he made sweeping changes that brought awareness to social inequities to people. I appreciate his dedication and look forward to his choice of work after he leaves office. Thank you.

I think I know of at least one other person that is happier than anyone else to have you at home.

September 25, 2014
By Kevin Johnson and Richard Wolf

Washington — Two recent scenes (click here) from Eric Holder's nearly six years as the nation's 82nd attorney general reveal how deeply personal his tenure has been:

In Philadelphia last year, Holder spoke from the heart to 17 former convicts who were reporting on their post-prison progress to a federal district judge.

"I grew up in a neighborhood in Queens (N.Y.), where guys like you would have been my boys, you know?" he told the ex-offenders. "We'd have played ball together, we'd have partied together. … Life is not always fair. The question is how do you deal with that unfairness? It will not be easy."

Then this year in Ferguson, Mo., Holder spoke as the top cop leading an investigation into the shooting death of a black man by a white police officer — but also as an African American.....