Felicia C. Adams (born May 12, 1960) is an American attorney who served as United States Attorney for the
from 2011 to 2017.
Education
Adams graduated in 1981 from
Jackson State University
Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ...
, and in 1984 from the
University of Mississippi School of Law
The University of Mississippi School of Law, also known as Ole Miss Law, is an ABA-accredited law school located on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The School of Law offers the only dedicated aerospace law curr ...
.
Career
From 1984 to 1985, Adams was a law clerk for
Odell Horton
Odell Horton (May 13, 1929 – February 22, 2006) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Education and career
Born in Bolivar, Tennessee, Horton served in the United State ...
of the
.
Adams worked as legal counsel in the Mississippi's governor’s office from 1988 to 1989, and was an Assistant United States Attorney for the
from 1989 to 2000.
In 2000, Adams was appointed assistant United States Attorney for the
.
From 2011 to 2017, Adams served as United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
See also
*
2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys
References
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1960 births
Living people
African-American lawyers
Assistant United States Attorneys
Jackson State University alumni
Mississippi Democrats
United States Attorneys for the Northern District of Mississippi
University of Mississippi School of Law alumni
American women lawyers
American lawyers
21st-century African-American people
21st-century African-American women
20th-century African-American people
20th-century African-American women