Elizabeth Prelogar
U.S. Solicitor General since 2021 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar (born March 7, 1980; née Elizabeth Margaret Barchas[3]) is an American lawyer who has served as solicitor general of the United States since October 2021. She served as acting solicitor general from January 20, 2021,[4] at the start of the Biden administration, until President Joe Biden sent her nomination to the U.S. Senate on August 11, 2021,[5] when she was prevented from serving while the nomination was before the Senate as a result of the terms of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.[6]
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Elizabeth Prelogar | |
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48th Solicitor General of the United States | |
Assumed office October 28, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Brian Fletcher (acting) |
Acting January 20, 2021 – August 11, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Jeff Wall (acting) |
Succeeded by | Brian Fletcher (acting) |
Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States | |
In office January 20, 2021 – October 28, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Jeff Wall |
Succeeded by | Brian Fletcher |
Personal details | |
Born | (1980-03-07) March 7, 1980 (age 44) Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic[1] |
Education | Emory University (BA) University of St Andrews (MLitt) Harvard University (JD) |
Elizabeth Prelogar's opening statements to the Supreme Court in Biden v. Texas Recorded April 26, 2022.[2] | |
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