Louis Freeh

Louis Freeh
5th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
In office
September 1, 1993 – June 25, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
DeputyDavid G. Binney
Larry A. Potts
Weldon L. Kennedy
William Esposito
Thomas J. Pickard
Preceded byWilliam S. Sessions
Succeeded byThomas J. Pickard (acting)
Robert Mueller
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
May 30, 1991 – August 31, 1993
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byRichard J. Daronco
Succeeded byShira Scheindlin
Personal details
Born
Louis Joseph Freeh

(1950-01-06) January 6, 1950 (age 74)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Marilyn Coyle
(m. 1983)
Children6
Education

Louis Joseph Freeh (born January 6, 1950) is an American attorney and former judge who served as the fifth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1993 to June 2001.

Graduated from Rutgers University and New York University School of Law, Freeh began his career as a special agent in the FBI, and was later an Assistant United States Attorney and United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. A Republican, he was appointed as FBI director by President Bill Clinton.[1][2] He is now a lawyer and consultant in the private sector.

  1. ^ "Perspective | Trump should appoint a Democrat to run the FBI". The Washington Post. May 16, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Marshall, Joshua Micah (July 9, 2002). "The Man Who Wasn't There". Slate – via slate.com.