James Comey Height, Weight, Married, Wife, Children, Family, Salary, Bio

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Politics in the history of the United States cannot be discussed without the name of James Comey. He was one of the frontiersmen who became deeply involved in the events leading up to Donald Trump becoming President of the United States of America. He is known worldwide as a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

At the start of Trump’s administration, he was released on May 9, 2017, effectively reducing his ten-year alleged rule when he was released in his 4th year. He was formerly a member of the Republican Party until recently declaring himself unaffiliated.

James Comey’s bio

The American attorney was born in Yonkers on the 4th day of Christmas 1960 and grew up there, but moved with his family to Allendale, New Jersey in the 1970s.

James was born to mother; Joan Marie Comey and father; J Brien Comey. His father made ends meet as a real estate agent, while his mother supported the family as a computer consultant and housewife. He has two brothers – Peter and Christopher and a sister named Patricia

His grandfather is said to have worked as an officer with the Yonkers Police Department and later rose to the rank of commissioner as he excelled at his job.

James Comey is of Irish descent and raised Roman Catholic. He began his education at Northern Highlands Regional High School and attended college with William and Mary in 1982, where he developed an intense interest in chemistry and religion. He later earned a juris doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School in 1985

Raised as a Catholic, the American attorney later joined the United Methodist Church, where he was a devout believer and also a Sunday school teacher.

career

After graduating, the attorney began working for law firms, serving in 1987 as the associate general manager of the law firm in the Southern District of New York under the direction of Rudolph W. Giuliani. In 1993 he was a partner in the law firm of Mcguirewoods and also served as executive assistant of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

James Comey had a major breakthrough when he got up in his career. He was appointed US Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 2002, worked there for three years and later served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Lockheed Martin Corp. He also became an associate attorney for Bridgewater.

Former US President Barack Obama saw a zeal for excellence in James Comey and appointed him to succeed Robert Muller, the former FBI director. He was later appointed and he became the 7th Director of the FBI. James served as FBI Director for four years before being fired by Donald Trump on May 9, 2017. Comey is currently a professor at Howard University Washington DC.

The lawyer has since taken on the position of executive professor at his alma mater and also teaches a course on ethical leadership.

Family, married, wife and children

As they say, behind every successful man is an empowering woman, well, Patrice Failor is the encouraging woman behind James Comey. Sometime in 1987, they walked down the aisle and have been married for over three decades.

James and Patrice met at a college party and have been hooked since they met. Their story became more interesting when Patrice nominated him for the position of dorm president while they were both in college.

Their union is blessed with five children – two boys and three girls; Abby, Collin, Claire, Kate and Maureen. Sadly, death swept Collin away just 9 days after his birth when he was suffering from a group B streptococcal bacterial infection.

height and weight

The god of greatness gave James Comey one of the best gifts from the heights. He is a highly coordinated man who never fails to deliver an eloquent speech when he stands out from under a crow or on the podium. James stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 91 kg.

His salary and wealth

James Comey is one of the richest people in America. As FBI director, he was paid an annual salary of $185,000 and is said to have had a net worth of $11 million.

He took on the role of an author and signed a $2 million contract for his book, titled A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership . He has consistently raked in a lot from the sales of his book and is currently worth an estimated $15.5 million.

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