Eric Schneiderman

Eric Schneiderman
Schneiderman in 2012
65th Attorney General of New York
In office
January 1, 2011 – May 8, 2018
GovernorAndrew Cuomo
Preceded byAndrew Cuomo
Succeeded byBarbara Underwood
Member of the New York State Senate
In office
January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2010
Preceded byFranz Leichter
Succeeded byAdriano Espaillat
Constituency30th district (1999–2002)
31st district (2003–2010)
Personal details
Born
Eric Tradd Schneiderman

(1954-12-31) December 31, 1954 (age 69)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJennifer Cunningham (divorced)
Children1
EducationAmherst College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Eric Tradd Schneiderman (born December 31, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 65th Attorney General of New York from 2011 until his resignation in May 2018. Schneiderman, a member of the Democratic Party, spent ten years in the New York State Senate before being elected Attorney General. In May 2018, Schneiderman resigned from his position as Attorney General after The New Yorker reported that four women had accused him of physical abuse.[1] In 2021, Schneiderman’s law license was suspended for a year after a disciplinary proceeding where he admitted to the abusive conduct.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference New Yorker May 7, 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sonia Moghe. "Former New York AG Eric Schneiderman's law license has been suspended for a year over allegations of abuse". CNN. Retrieved February 4, 2022.