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John Richard Kroger | |
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| 15th President of Reed College | |
| In office June 30, 2012 – June 29, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Diver |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Porter (acting) Audrey Bilger |
| 16th Attorney General of Oregon | |
| In office January 5, 2009 – June 29, 2012 | |
| Governor | Ted Kulongoski John Kitzhaber |
| Preceded by | Hardy Myers |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Rosenblum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Michele Toppe |
| Alma mater | Yale University Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Assistant United States Attorney (1997-2002) Law Professor (2002-2009) Attorney General of Oregon (2009–2012) President of Reed College (2012–2018) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | law and the government |
| Sub-discipline | criminal law |
| Institutions | |
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John Richard Kroger (born 1966) is an American lawyer who served as the president of Reed College. He served as Attorney General for the U.S. state of Oregon from 2009 to 2012. Prior to being elected in 2008, he had earlier served in the Marine Corps, was an Assistant United States Attorney in New York, and a law professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland. He resigned as Attorney General effective June 29, 2012.[2][3] On February 9, 2018, he announced that he would be resigning as President of Reed College come the conclusion of the academic year. After leaving Reed in June 2018, Kroger went to teach at Harvard University for the 2018–2019 academic year. On October 1, 2019, he became the first Chief Learning Officer of the United States Navy.[4]
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- ^ "Reed College Selects Oregon Attorney General John Kroger as New President". Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ Cole, Michelle (June 6, 2012). "Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber names Ellen Rosenblum as interim attorney general". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ "Defense News". June 26, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2020.