Irvin B. Nathan

Irvin B. Nathan
Attorney General of the District of Columbia
In office January 2011 – 17 November 2014
Preceded by	Peter Nickles
Succeeded by	Karl Racine
General Counsel of the United States House of Representatives
In office 2007–2011
Preceded by	Geraldine R. Gennet
Succeeded by	Kerry W. Kircher
Personal details
Born	Baltimore, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Judith A. Walter
Residence	Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University Columbia Law School
Nickname(s)	Irv

Irvin B. Nathan served as Attorney General of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015. He was appointed in 2011 by Mayor Vincent C. Gray. He previously served as the General Counsel of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Nathan announced his resignation the day after the November 2014 election, in which voters chose Karl Racine as the first elected Attorney General of D.C.

Nathan grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. His father was a procurement officer for the city, and his mother was a social worker for the state. Nathan attended nearby Johns Hopkins University for college, graduating in 1964. One of his classmates was future Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg. He was initially interested in a career in journalism, serving as Editor-in-Chief of the The Johns Hopkins News-Letter, as a sportscaster on the school radio station, and as a summer intern at The Baltimore Sun. However, he became somewhat disillusioned with the field during his summer internships and chose to pursue law instead.

Nathan moved New York City to attend Columbia Law School, graduating in 1967. While there, he was a member of the Columbia Law Review and the winner of the Jerome Michael prize for the moot jury trial competition. After graduation, Nathan clerked for Simon Sobeloff on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, whom he cites as one of his greatest mentors.

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