Incoming U.S. Ag., Loretta Lynch to be “her own attorney general”

Loretta Lynch is expected to face Senate confirmation hearings in the coming weeks to become the next attorney general of the United States, replacing Eric Holder who has been at the helm of the U.S. Justice department for the past 6 years.

U.S. President Barack Obama has predicted that Lynch would carry on with her predecessor’s legacy – Eric Holder has in the past proudly declared himself an activist and became the administration’s most outspoken voice on race.

But while Lynch shares Holder’s views on issues such as the strained relations between the police and minorities, her friends and colleagues describe someone cautious and comfortable staying in the background who sees her role as that of a traditional prosecutor and not a civil rights advocate.

“She is not going to follow in the footsteps of Eric Holder. She’s going to be her own attorney general,” said Janice K. Fedarcyk, the former top F.B.I. official in New York, who worked closely with Ms. Lynch.

Read more: New York Times