Global InformationThiruvendran Vignarajah information
Thiru Vignarajah | |
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| Born | December 18, 1976 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Krish O'Mara Vignarajah (sister) |
| Education | Yale University (BA) King's College London (MA) Harvard University (JD) |
Thiruvendran "Thiru" Vignarajah (born December 18, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician. He previously was Deputy Attorney General of Maryland.[1] He is a litigation partner at the law firm DLA Piper in Baltimore. He has also been the lead attorney for the State of Maryland in the post-conviction appeals of Adnan Syed, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in the high-profile 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee.[2][3][4][5][6] He is a four-time candidate for Baltimore State's Attorney and mayor of Baltimore, having run for both positions twice and being defeated in the primary each time.
- ^ Fenton, Justin (December 30, 2014). "Top city prosecutor, O'Malley aide join AG's office". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Brief of Appellee, Adnan Syed v. State of Maryland" (PDF). May 6, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2016.
- ^ Rector, Kevin (September 24, 2015). "State calls Adnan Syed's request to reopen proceedings 'meritless'". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ Francke, Caitlin (February 26, 2000). "Jury finds teen guilty of killing ex-girlfriend". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ Larson, Sarah (October 9, 2014). "Serial: The Podcast We've Been Waiting For". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ Cassie, Ron (September 21, 2022). "Now That Adnan Syed Has Won His Release, What Comes Next?". Baltimore. Retrieved December 13, 2022.