Comey was born in Yonkers, New York, to parents Joan Marie Comey (née Herald) and J. Brien Comey. His grandfather, William J. Comey, … See more

Assistant U.S. attorney
From 1996 to 2001, Comey was Managing Assistant U.S. Attorney in charge of the Richmond Division of the United States attorney for the … See more

Comey left the Department of Justice in August 2005. In August 2005, it was announced that Comey would enter the private sector, … See more

Macmillan Publishers' Flatiron Books announced in August 2017 that it had acquired the rights to Comey's first book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership, in which he discusses ethics, leadership, and his experience in government. Several … See more

After law school, Comey was a law clerk for then-United States district judge John M. Walker Jr. in Manhattan. Then, he was an associate for See more

U.S. attorney
Comey was the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, from January 2002 to the time of his confirmation as … See more

The May 2013 reports became official the following month when President Barack Obama revealed that he would nominate Comey to be the next See more