Strategic Goals and Priorities [Depends on policy priorities of the administration] REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETENCIES Requirements Legal philosophy consistent the president-elect’s Extensive Supreme Court litigation experience Significant management experience in a legal setting Competencies Exceptional skill as an oral advocate PAST APPOINTEES Ian Gershengorn (2016 to 2017) (Acting) - Principal Deputy Solicitor General; Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Division; Partner, Jenner and Block; Special Assistant and Counsel to Deputy Attorney General; Special Assistant to the Attorney General Donald Verrilli (2011 to 2016) - Deputy Counsel to President Obama; Associate Deputy Attorney General; Partner, Jenner and Block, Co-Chair of the firm’s Supreme Court practice Neal Katyal (2010 to 2011) (Acting) - Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States; National Security Advisor, Department of Justice; Clerk, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Stephen Breyer
Strategic Goals and Priorities [Depends on policy priorities of the administration] REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETENCIES Requirements Legal philosophy consistent the president-elect’s Extensive Supreme Court litigation experience Significant management experience in a legal setting Competencies Exceptional skill as an oral advocate PAST APPOINTEES Ian Gershengorn (2016 to 2017) (Acting) - Principal Deputy Solicitor General; Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Division; Partner, Jenner and Block; Special Assistant and Counsel to Deputy Attorney General; Special Assistant to the Attorney General Donald Verrilli (2011 to 2016) - Deputy Counsel to President Obama; Associate Deputy Attorney General; Partner, Jenner and Block, Co-Chair of the firm’s Supreme Court practice Neal Katyal (2010 to 2011) (Acting) - Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States; National Security Advisor, Department of Justice; Clerk, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Stephen Breyer
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