Jim Comey '82

James Brien Comey Jr. '82 joined Lockheed Martin as the corporation's senior vice president and general counsel on Oct. 1, 2005, starting a new chapter in his remarkable career. Comey came to Lockheed Martin from the U.S. Department of Justice, where he served as Deputy Attorney General from Dec. 2003 to Oct. 2005.

As the Deputy Attorney General, he oversaw many important government cases, including terrorism and securities fraud prosecutions. Previously, Comey served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he had earlier been an Assistant U.S. Attorney and lead prosecutor in the highly publicized United States versus John Gambino racketeering and murder trial.

From 1996 through 2001, he was Managing Assistant U.S. Attorney in charge of the Richmond Division of the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia. In that position, he handled the Khobar Towers terrorist bombing case, arising out of the June 1996 attack on a U.S. military facility in Saudi Arabia in which 19 United States Air Force members were killed and hundreds wounded.

Comey was educated at the College of William & Mary, graduating with honors in 1982. Later he attended the University of Chicago Law School where he earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1985.

Comey also served as an Adjunct Professor of law at the University of Richmond. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's office in Richmond in 1996, he was a partner at McGuireWoods, LLP specializing in criminal defense and commercial litigation.

Comey is married to Patrice L. Comey '82, and the couple have five children. -- Sources: Lockheed Martin, Department of Justice

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