Jeff Wall (lawyer)

Jeff Wall
Acting Solicitor General of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office July 3, 2020
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Noel Francisco
In office March 10, 2017 – September 19, 2017
Preceded by	Noel Francisco (acting)
Succeeded by	Noel Francisco
Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office March 10, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Noel Francisco
Personal details
Born	(1976-04-25) April 25, 1976 Roswell, Georgia, U.S.
Education	Georgetown University (BA) University of Chicago (JD)

Jeffrey Bryan Wall is an American attorney who is the acting Solicitor General of the United States and the Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States.

Before his government service, Wall served as co-head of Appellate Litigation Practice at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Wall clerked for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during the 2003–2004 term and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during the 2004–2005 term and has argued sixteen cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. Wall was named a "rising star" by Law360 for his performances in awarding damages for patent cases. Wall argued on behalf of the United States in Hawaii v. Trump in front of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse in Seattle, Washington.

Wall is a graduate of Georgetown University and University of Chicago Law School, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Juris Doctor degree, respectively.

Jeff also taught Civics at Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake, Michigan, and coached JV Lacrosse.

Wall is married to Porter Wilkinson, who works for the Smithsonian Institution and is the daughter of Federal Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Appearances at U.S. Supreme Court, Oyez.org.