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{{Infobox Lawyer
{{short description|American lawyer}}
| last_name    = Ray
{{Infobox officeholder
| image        = [[Image:Robert_W._Ray.jpg|200px]]
| name = Robert Ray
| firm        = Zeichner Ellman & Krause
| office = [[United States Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel|Independent Counsel]] for the [[Whitewater controversy|Whitewater Affair]]
| alma_mater  = Washington and Lee University School of Law
| president = [[Bill Clinton]]
| website      = https://www.zeklaw.com/attorney/robert-w-ray
| term_start = October 18, 1999
| term_end = March 13, 2002
| predecessor = [[Ken Starr]]
| successor = Julie Thomas
| birth_name = Robert William Ray
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|4|4}}
| birth_place = [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]] (now [[Germany]])
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Jade Cantor
| children = 3
| education = [[Princeton University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Washington and Lee University]] {{small|([[Juris Doctorate|JD]])}}
}}
}}
'''Robert William Ray''' (born April 4, 1960) is an American [[lawyer]]. As the successor to [[Ken Starr]] as the head of the [[Office of the Independent Counsel]] (1999 to 2002) he investigated and issued the final reports on the [[Whitewater scandal]], the [[White House travel office controversy]], and the [[White House FBI files controversy]]. Before that he was Deputy Independent Counsel investigating former Secretary of Agriculture [[Mike Espy]] and before that Assistant [[United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York]].<ref name=WhoWho>
'''Robert William Ray''' (born April 4, 1960) is an American [[:Category:Lawyers|lawyer]]. As the successor to [[Ken Starr]] as the head of the Office of the Independent Counsel (1999 to 2002) he investigated and issued the final reports on the Whitewater scandal, the White House travel office controversy, and the White House FBI files controversy. Before that he was Deputy Independent Counsel investigating former Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy and before that Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.<ref name=WhoWho>
"Robert William Ray." Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2008.
"Robert William Ray." Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2008.
Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC
Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC
Document Number: K2015365641.  Fee.  Accessed November 1, 2008.</ref>
Document Number: K2015365641.  Fee.  Accessed November 1, 2008.</ref> Ray is a partner at the [[:Category:Law_Firms|law firm]] [[Zeichner Ellman & Krause]].<ref>https://www.zeklaw.com/attorney/robert-w-ray</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
Ray received his [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]] from [[Princeton University]] in 1982, and his [[Juris Doctor]] [[cum laude|''cum laude'']] from the [[Washington and Lee University School of Law]] in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=wl-law/vilxwl00007.xml|title=A Guide to the Robert W. Ray Papers, 1994-2001 Ray, Robert W., Papers, 1994-2001 010|website=ead.lib.virginia.edu|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref>
Ray received his A.B. from Princeton University in 1982, and his Juris Doctor ''cum laude'' from the [[Washington and Lee University School of Law]] in 1985.<ref>https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=wl-law/vilxwl00007.xml</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
After graduating from law school, Ray was a clerk for [[Frank X. Altimari]], a Judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]].
After graduating from law school, Ray was a clerk for Frank X. Altimari, a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.


Under independent counsel [[Donald Smaltz]], he prosecuted [[Mike Espy]], and then worked under [[Ken Starr]].
Under independent counsel [[Donald Smaltz]], he prosecuted Mike Espy, and then worked under [[Ken Starr]].


He was an unsuccessful candidate for a [[non-partisan]] [[school board]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]] 1993 and 1996, on the "children's slate". He was briefly a candidate in the [[2002 United States Senate elections]] in [[New Jersey]].<ref name="WhoWho" /><ref name="Weiser1999">
He was an unsuccessful candidate for a non-partisan school board in Brooklyn, New York 1993 and 1996, on the "children's slate". He was briefly a candidate in the 2002 United States Senate elections in New Jersey.<ref name="WhoWho" /><ref name="Weiser1999">https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E6D61030F93AA25751C1A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all</ref><ref name="PryorCushmanProfile">https://web.archive.org/web/20080905184946/http://www.pryorcashman.com/attorneys-158.html</ref>
{{cite news |first=Benjamin |last=Weiser |authorlink=Benjamin Weiser
|title= An Aggressive Prosecutor Now Enters the Limelight as Starr's Successor
|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E6D61030F93AA25751C1A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
|work=[[New York Times]]
|publisher= |location= |id= |pages= |page=
|date=December 19, 1999
|accessdate=November 1, 2008
|author= |author2=Neil A. Lewis
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</ref><ref name="PryorCushmanProfile">
{{cite web|url=http://www.pryorcashman.com/attorneys-158.html|title=Pryor Cashman LLP: Robert W. Ray|accessdate=November 1, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905184946/http://www.pryorcashman.com/attorneys-158.html|archivedate=September 5, 2008|url-status=dead}}
</ref>


On January 17, 2020, he was selected to be on President [[Donald Trump]]’s legal defense team before the [[Impeachment trial of Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/us/politics/robert-ray-trump-legal-team.html|title=Robert Ray Wanted to Indict Clinton. He Thinks Trump Will Be Vindicated|last=Sullivan|first=Eileen|date=2020-01-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-18|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
On January 17, 2020, he was selected to be on President Donald Trump’s legal defense team before the Impeachment trial of Donald Trump.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/us/politics/robert-ray-trump-legal-team.html</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 05:06, January 21, 2020

Robert William Ray (born April 4, 1960) is an American lawyer. As the successor to Ken Starr as the head of the Office of the Independent Counsel (1999 to 2002) he investigated and issued the final reports on the Whitewater scandal, the White House travel office controversy, and the White House FBI files controversy. Before that he was Deputy Independent Counsel investigating former Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy and before that Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.[1] Ray is a partner at the law firm Zeichner Ellman & Krause.[2]

Education

Ray received his A.B. from Princeton University in 1982, and his Juris Doctor cum laude from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1985.[3]

Career

After graduating from law school, Ray was a clerk for Frank X. Altimari, a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Under independent counsel Donald Smaltz, he prosecuted Mike Espy, and then worked under Ken Starr.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for a non-partisan school board in Brooklyn, New York 1993 and 1996, on the "children's slate". He was briefly a candidate in the 2002 United States Senate elections in New Jersey.[1][4][5]

On January 17, 2020, he was selected to be on President Donald Trump’s legal defense team before the Impeachment trial of Donald Trump.[6]

See also

  • Independent counsel investigations - final reports The Office of the Independent Counsel, In re: Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan (and other matters) was closed on March 23, 2004. The Office of Independent Counsel was headed by Kenneth W. Matt (1995-1999), Robert W. Ray (1999-2002) and Julie F. Thomas (2002-2004).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Robert William Ray." Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC Document Number: K2015365641. Fee. Accessed November 1, 2008.
  2. ↑ https://www.zeklaw.com/attorney/robert-w-ray
  3. ↑ https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=wl-law/vilxwl00007.xml
  4. ↑ https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E6D61030F93AA25751C1A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080905184946/http://www.pryorcashman.com/attorneys-158.html
  6. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/us/politics/robert-ray-trump-legal-team.html
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