Neal Katyal
American lawyer and academic (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neal Kumar Katyal (born March 12, 1970) is an American appellate lawyer and professor of law. He is a partner at the Hogan Lovells law firm and is the Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National Security Law at Georgetown University Law Center.[2][3] During the Obama administration, Katyal served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States from May 2010[4] until June 2011. Previously, Katyal served as a lawyer in the Solicitor General's office and as Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the United States Department of Justice.
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Neal Katyal | |
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Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States | |
In office June 9, 2011 – August 26, 2011 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Leondra Kruger (acting) |
Succeeded by | Sri Srinivasan |
In office February 3, 2009 – May 17, 2010 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Daryl Joseffer |
Succeeded by | Leondra Kruger (acting) |
Solicitor General of the United States | |
Acting May 17, 2010 – June 9, 2011 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Elena Kagan |
Succeeded by | Donald B. Verrilli Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Neal Kumar Katyal (1970-03-12) March 12, 1970 (age 54) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic[1] |
Relatives | Sonia Katyal (sister) |
Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Neal Katyal's opening statements to the Supreme Court in Babcock v. Kijakazi Recorded October 13, 2021 | |
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Katyal has described himself as an "extremist centrist".[5]