Barbara Underwood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Barbara Underwood

United States Solicitor General

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1944

Place of Birth: Evansville, Indiana, United States

Profession: lawyer, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Barbara Dale Underwood (born August 16, 1944) is an American lawyer currently serving as the Solicitor General of New York.
She was first appointed to the position in January 2007 by Andrew Cuomo, who was then serving as the state's Attorney General.
Underwood was reappointed in 2011 by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Underwood herself served briefly as the Attorney General of New York upon Schneiderman's resignation from the position on May 8, 2018.
She declined to seek the office in the 2018 New York state elections, and resumed the position of Solicitor General after Letitia James was sworn in to succeed her on January 1, 2019.
Underwood was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of New York.