Henry C. Whitaker
9th Solicitor General of Florida
Assumed office
2021
Preceded byAmit Agarwal
Attorney GeneralAshley Moody
Personal details
Born (1978-04-29) April 29, 1978
Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationYale University (BS)
Harvard University (JD)
OccupationAttorney, Teacher

Henry Charles Whitaker (born April 29, 1978) is an American legal scholar who has served as the Solicitor General of Florida since 2021. Previously he was the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice in the District of Columbia.

Education

Whitaker graduated from Yale University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude. He then attended Harvard Law School, where he received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 2003. Whitaker clerked for Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Lawyer

Prior to his Florida appointment, he was the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice. In that position, he advised the White House Counsel and cabinet secretaries regarding constitutional and statutory questions. Following his clerkships, he served on the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division of the DOJ where he argued more than 40 federal court appeals. He is a contributor to and member of the Federalist Society.[1]

Solicitor

Whitaker was appointed as Florida Solicitor General by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody in July, 2021. He was admitted to the Florida Bar (ID #1031175) on September 22, 2021.[2] As Florida Solicitor General, Whitaker oversees civil appeals involving the state's interests in all state and federal appellate courts. He also serves as the Richard Ervin Visiting Professor in the Florida State University College of Law where he teaches.[3] His $165,000 salary was split between the state and FSU.[4]

While Solicitor General, Whitaker argued cases before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, the First District Court of Appeal, several Judicial Circuits, and United States Supreme Court.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Henry Charles Whitaker". fedsoc.org. The Federalist Society. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Henry Charles Whitaker". floridabar.org. The Florida Bar. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Henry Whitaker". law.fsu.edu. Florida State University. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "ROLE OF SOLICITOR GENERAL". myfloridalegal.com. State of Florida. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Solicitor General". myfloridalegal.com. State of Florida. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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