U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. Photo from www.justice.gov

The UNC School of Law announced Monday that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will speak at the school’s commencement ceremony. Commencement will be held in Carmichael Arena on May 12.

Holder, who was chosen by a committee of law students in the 2012 graduating class, is the first African-American to hold the post of attorney general of the United States. He was sworn in on Feb. 3, 2009.

“We are delighted that Attorney General Holder has accepted the invitation to speak to our graduating class in May,” said UNC School of Law Dean John Charles Boger.

View the UNC news release here: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5087/70/