Barbara Underwood | |
|---|---|
| Solicitor General of New York | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2007 | |
| Governor | Eliot Spitzer David Paterson Andrew Cuomo Kathy Hochul |
| Preceded by | Caitlin Halligan |
| 66th Attorney General of New York | |
| In office May 8, 2018 – December 31, 2018 Acting: May 8, 2018 – May 22, 2018 | |
| Governor | Andrew Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Eric Schneiderman |
| Succeeded by | Letitia James |
| Solicitor General of the United States | |
| Acting January 20, 2001 – June 11, 2001 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seth P. Waxman |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Olson |
| Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office March 23, 1998 – June 11, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seth P. Waxman |
| Succeeded by | Paul Clement |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1944 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Martin Halpern (m. 1985) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Barbara Dale Underwood (born August 16, 1944) is an American lawyer serving as the solicitor general of New York. She was first appointed to the position in January 2007 by Andrew Cuomo, who was then serving as the state's attorney general. Underwood was reappointed in 2011 by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
Underwood herself served briefly as the attorney general of New York upon Schneiderman's resignation from the position on May 8, 2018. She declined to seek the office in the 2018 New York state elections, and resumed the position of Solicitor General after Letitia James was sworn in to succeed her on January 1, 2019. Underwood was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of New York.