Elizabeth Prelogar

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Elizabeth Prelogar
48th Solicitor General of the United States
Assumed office
October 28, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBrian Fletcher (acting)
Acting
January 20, 2021 – August 11, 2021
Preceded byJeff Wall (acting)
Succeeded byBrian Fletcher (acting)
Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States
In office
January 20, 2021 – October 28, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJeff Wall
Succeeded byBrian Fletcher
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Margaret Barchas

1980 (age 43–44)
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
SpouseBrandon Prelogar
Children2
EducationEmory University (BA)
University of St Andrews (MLitt)
Harvard University (JD)

Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar (born 1980)[2] 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, at the start of the Biden administration, until President Joe Biden sent her nomination to the U.S. Senate on August 11, 2021,[3] when the terms of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 prevented her from serving while the nomination was before the Senate.[4][5]

Early life and education

Prelogar was born and raised in Boise, Idaho.[6] She graduated from Boise High School in 1998.[7] After first taking college courses at Boise State University at the age of 12,[8] she attended Emory University, where she double majored in English and Russian and was a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship. She graduated summa cum laude in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts. She then earned a Master of Letters in creative writing with distinction from the University of St Andrews in 2003. She attended Harvard Law School, where she was an articles editor for the Harvard Law Review and was a finalist in the Ames Moot Court Competition. She graduated with a Juris Doctor magna cum laude in 2008.[9]

She is fluent in Russian.[10] While at Harvard, she won an Overseas Press Club scholarship to study Russian media and censorship.[11]

Career

After law school, Prelogar spent three years as a law clerk, first for judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2008 to 2009, then for U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from 2009 to 2010, and then for Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan from 2010 to 2011. She then entered private practice as an associate at Hogan Lovells. She taught a course at Harvard Law School on Supreme Court and appellate advocacy.[12]

From 2014 to 2019, Elizabeth Prelogar was an assistant to the solicitor general. She was briefly detailed to the Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election. In 2020, she joined Cooley LLP as a partner.[13] She was named principal deputy solicitor general by President Joe Biden in January 2021 and served as Acting Solicitor General.[14] On August 10, 2021, President Biden nominated Prelogar to the office of Solicitor General.[12][15] Her nomination was sent to the Senate that same day.[16] Her nomination was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee,[17] which approved it by a vote of 13–9.[18]

On October 28, 2021, the Senate confirmed Prelogar as solicitor general by a vote of 53–36,[19] making her the second woman to hold the position after Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.[20][21] She was sworn into office later on that day.[22]

Personal life

Prelogar was Miss Idaho USA in 2001 and Miss Idaho in 2004.[23] Prelogar donated to the Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign and Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign. She also performed in a mock trial with Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson in 2016 prior to their respective nominations to the Supreme Court.[1]

On May 31, 2008 she married Brandon Prelogar in Guatemala.[24] They have two sons.[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Fouriezos, Nick (April 17, 2019). "THE NEXT ROBERT MUELLER ... OR A LIBERAL BRETT KAVANAUGH?". ozy.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "President Biden Nominates Elizabeth Prelogar for Solicitor General". The White House. August 11, 2021. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Solicitor General's Office Adjusts as Prelogar Steps Back". news.bloomberglaw.com.
  5. ^ "MEET THE ACTING SOLICITOR GENERAL". www.justice.gov. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Work-Life Imbalance: Pandemic Disruption Places New Stresses on Women Lawyers". www.americanbar.org. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Where are they now? Elizabeth Prelogar (formerly Elizabeth Barchas, 1998 graduate of Boise High) to serve temporarily as the top U.S. Supreme Court advocate for the Biden..." spotonidaho.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. ^ Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, "Born in Boise, raised in Idaho, this 'prolific' woman is Biden's solicitor general pick" August 19, 2021
  9. ^ "More Harvard Law faculty and alumni tapped to serve in the Biden administration". www.today.law.harvard.edu. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  10. ^ Gerstein, Josh (August 10, 2021). "Biden selects Elizabeth Prelogar to be solicitor general". Politico. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  11. ^ Amy Siskind, The List: A Week-by-Week Reckoning of Trump's First Year, Kindle edition, No. 28
  12. ^ a b Madhanai, Aamer (August 11, 2021). "Biden Makes Selection for His Top Supreme Court Lawyer". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  13. ^ Scarcella, Mike (April 14, 2021). "Elizabeth Prelogar's $2M Cooley Compensation Shown in New Disclosure at DOJ". National Law Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  14. ^ Coyle, Marcia; Barber, C. Ryan (January 19, 2021). "Cooley's Elizabeth Prelogar Will Return to DOJ Solicitor Office as Top Deputy". law.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  15. ^ "President Biden Nominates Elizabeth Prelogar for Solicitor General" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  16. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 11, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  17. ^ "Solicitor General Nominee Elizabeth Prelogar May Be Heading For A Speedy Confirmation". NPR.org.
  18. ^ Raymond, Nate (October 7, 2021). "U.S. Senate panel advances Biden solicitor general pick Prelogar". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.
  19. ^ Marimow, Ann E. (2021-10-29). Elizabeth Prelogar confirmed as solicitor general ahead of Supreme Court battles over abortion, guns. The Washington Post, 29 October 2021. Retrieved on 2021-11-01 from https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/elizabeth-prelogar-solicitor-general/2021/10/28/3579bfd4-373d-11ec-91dc-551d44733e2d_story.html.
  20. ^ "Elizabeth Prelogar Is Solicitor General of the United States". The American Law Institute. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  21. ^ Norwood, Candice (October 28, 2021). "Senate confirms second-ever woman solicitor general, who represents federal government before Supreme Court". The 19th. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  22. ^ "OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL". Department of Justice. March 2, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  23. ^ Chen, Vivia (June 20, 2017). "This Beauty Queen Turned DOJ Lawyer Could Mean Trouble for Trump". The American Lawyer. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  24. ^ "Elizabeth & Brandon's Wedding - May 31, 2008 - Home". elizabethbrandon.weebly.com.
  25. ^ "Rudolf "Rudy" D. Barchas '66". March 21, 2019.

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