James Comey, born on December 14, 1960, in Yonkers, New York, is a prominent figure in the world of law enforcement. Growing up, his father was a real estate broker, and his mother was a school teacher. Comey is married to Patrice Comey since 1987, and they share six children. He studied at the College of William and Mary and the University of Chicago Law School, earning a summa cum laude B.S. and J.D., respectively.
Beyond his education, Comey had a captivating life filled with engaging events. For instance, in 1977, he and his brother were kidnapped by a man suspected of several local sexual assaults. Comey later played a crucial role in various high-profile cases while serving as a US Attorney and FBI Director, including the investigation of Martha Stewart's ImClone-stocks insider trading case and the investigation of the Khobar Towers bombing.
Regarding Comey's physical attributes, he stands at 1.80 meters tall. In his younger years, he was a registered Republican but later distanced himself politically, claiming that the FBI is politically neutral.
Throughout his career, Comey held several distinguished positions, beginning as an assistant US attorney in the Southern District of New York, then moving on to the Eastern District of Virginia and the Southern District of New York as a US attorney. He served as deputy attorney general under John Ashcroft at the Department of Justice before acting as the attorney general for a short period when Ashcroft was incapacitated. Comey later worked as the general counsel for Lockheed Martin Corporation and Bridgewater Associates, before serving as the director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017.
During his tenure as FBI director, Comey faced significant challenges, including overseeing the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while serving as Secretary of State and leading the inquiry into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Despite his political controversies, his career as a US attorney and law enforcement official has been marked by notable roles and achievements.
