Donald B. Ayer

Donald Ayer
24th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office
November 1989 – May 11, 1990[1]
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byHarold G. Christensen
Succeeded byWilliam P. Barr
Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States
In office
June 1986 – December 1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
Succeeded byJohn Roberts
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California
In office
1981–1986
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byFrancis Goldsberry[2]
Succeeded byPeter Nowinski
Personal details
Born
Donald Belton Ayer

(1949-04-30) April 30, 1949 (age 75)
San Mateo, California, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
SpouseAnne Norton
EducationStanford University (BA)
Harvard University (MA, JD)

Donald Belton Ayer (born April 30, 1949)[3] is an American attorney who served as the 24th United States Deputy Attorney General from 1989 to 1990 under President George H. W. Bush.[4]

  1. ^ "No. 2 Aide at Justice quit post". The Washington Post. May 12, 1990. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in California". politicalgraveyard.com.
  3. ^ "Donald Ayer Birth Records". MooseRoots.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Donald B. Ayer Faculty Bio". Georgetown University Law Center. Retrieved April 4, 2017.