Sarah M. Harris

Sarah M. Harris is an American lawyer who is serving as the acting solicitor general of the United States. Sarah received her undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Princeton University, and her J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. She also holds a Ph.D. and M. Phil. from the University of Cambridge. Harris then clerked for United States Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas. She was previously a partner at Williams & Connolly. Before joining Williams & Connolly, she served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel.^[1]

Sarah M. Harris
Solicitor General of the United States
Acting
Assumed office January 20, 2025
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Elizabeth Prelogar
Succeeded by	D. John Sauer (nominee)
Personal details
Education	Princeton University (BA) University of Cambridge (MPhil) (PhD) Harvard University (JD)

References

1. Hoover, Jimmy (January 16, 2025). "Former Thomas Clerk Sarah Harris to Serve as Acting Solicitor General". The National Law Journal. Archived from the original on February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Profile at the United States Department of Justice (archived)

Legal offices
Preceded by Elizabeth Prelogar	Solicitor General of the United States Acting 2025	Incumbent