Ripley Eagles Rand is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina from 2011 to 2017. President Barack Obama nominated him to the post on July 28, 2010.[1]
Ripley Rand | |
|---|---|
| United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina | |
| In office January 1, 2011 – January 13, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ripley Eagles Rand 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Relations | Tony Rand (father) |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, JD) |
Education
editRand earned both Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He co-wrote a children's book entitled I Want to Go to UNC![2]
Career
editPrior to serving as United States Attorney, Rand was a Wake County Superior Court judge.[3]
Rand resigned from his role as United States Attorney one week before the inauguration of Donald Trump.[4] Rand is now a partner and criminal defense attorney at Womble Bond Dickinson in Raleigh, North Carolina.[5]
Personal life
editRand is the son of two-time state Senator Tony Rand.
References
edit- ^ White House Press Office
- ^ Chapel Hill Press
- ^ WRAL (2010-12-11). "Rand named new U.S. attorney for central N.C. :". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ Ripley Rand steps down as US attorney in NC
- ^ "Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer Ripley Rand | Womble Bond Dickinson". www.womblebonddickinson.com. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
