Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
United States Solicitor General from 2011 to 2016 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald Beaton Verrilli Jr. (born June 29, 1957) is an American lawyer who served as the solicitor general of the United States from 2011 to 2016. President Barack Obama nominated Verrilli to the post on January 26, 2011. On June 6, the United States Senate confirmed Verrilli in a 72–16 vote, and he was sworn in on June 9. Verrilli previously served in the Obama administration as the associate deputy attorney general and as Deputy Counsel to the President. He is currently a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Munger, Tolles & Olson and a lecturer at Columbia University Law School, his alma mater.
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Don Verrilli | |
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46th Solicitor General of the United States | |
In office June 9, 2011 – June 25, 2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | Neal Katyal Sri Srinivasan Ian Gershengorn |
Preceded by | Neal Katyal (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Ian Heath Gershengorn (Acting) |
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Born | Donald Beaton Verrilli Jr. (1957-06-29) June 29, 1957 (age 66) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Yale University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
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