Kristine Olson

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Kristine Olson
United States Attorney for the District of Oregon
In office
1994–2001
Nominated byBill Clinton
Preceded byCharles H. Turner
Succeeded byMichael W. Mosman
Personal details
Born (1947-08-09) August 9, 1947 (age 74)
Alma materWellesley College
Yale Law School

Kristine Olson (born August 9, 1947[1]) was the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon from her Senate confirmation in 1994 until her resignation in 2001.[2][3] Olson is a contributor to The Oregon Encyclopedia.[4]

Olson was a member of Wellesley College's Class of 1969 with Hillary Rodham (later Clinton).[5][6] She graduated Yale Law School in 1972.[1] In 1971 she married Jeffrey Rogers, son of former Attorney General and then United States Secretary of State William P. Rogers.[5][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Kris Olson Rogers", Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 16, p. 2401, 1993
  2. ^ PN938 — Kristine Olson Rogers (nomination), 103rd Congress of the United States March 10, 1994 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote
  3. ^ Jeff Mapes (September 22, 2014), "Former U.S. attorney for Oregon endorses marijuana legalization measure", The Oregonian
  4. ^ The Authors of the Oregon Encyclopedia, The Oregon Encyclopedia, retrieved 2017-02-08
  5. ^ a b Horn, Miriam (2011). Rebels in White Gloves: Coming of Age with Hillary's Class--Wellesley '69. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-307-77389-0.
  6. ^ "The group", U.S. News & World Report, pp. 62–75, June 6, 1994, ProQuest document 274868736
  7. ^ "Jeffrey Rogers Weds Kristine Olson", The New York Times, September 19, 1971
Political offices
Preceded by United States Attorney for the District of Oregon
1994–2001 		Succeeded by
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