Ian Gershengorn
Acting Solicitor General of the United States
In office
June 25, 2016 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDon Verrilli
Succeeded byNoel Francisco (acting)
Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States
In office
September 2013 – June 25, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded bySri Srinivasan
Succeeded byNoel Francisco
Personal details
Born
Ian Heath Gershengorn

(1967-02-21) February 21, 1967
New York City, U.S.
Spouse
Gail Felice Levine
​
(m. 1996)​
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

Ian Heath Gershengorn (born February 21, 1967) is an American lawyer and former acting Solicitor General of the United States under President Barack Obama.[1]

Early life and education

Born in New York, New York and raised outside of Boston,[2] Gershengorn attended the Roxbury Latin School. He earned a bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1988 and a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1993.[3]

From 1993 until 1994, Gershengorn clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Amalya Kearse. From 1994 until 1995, Gershengorn worked as a law clerk for United States Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens.[3]

Professional career

From 1995 until 1997, Gershengorn worked for the United States Department of Justice as a special assistant and counsel to then-United States Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick.[3]

In 1997, Gershengorn joined the law firm of Jenner & Block, rising to the level of Partner in the firm's litigation department, working in the firm's Appellate and Supreme Court Practice and in its Communications Practice.[4] While at the firm, Gershengorn was very active in representing Indian tribes in Supreme Court and appellate litigation.[5]

On April 13, 2009, it was announced that Gershengorn would be rejoining the United States Department of Justice as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Division with oversight of the Federal Programs Branch.[5] The Federal Programs Branch is handling Guantánamo Bay detainee cases and state secret matters.[5]

In his deputy assistant attorney general position, Gershengorn was known for his work in defending legal challenges to President Obama's signature legislative achievement, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[2]

On August 9, 2013, Gershengorn was named as the Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the United States Department of Justice's Office of the United States Solicitor General.[1]

On June 2, 2016, it was announced that Donald B. Verrilli Jr. was stepping down as Solicitor General and that Gershengorn would become Acting Solicitor General effective June 25, 2016,[6] which he remained until resigning at the end of Obama's term on January 20, 2017 because the Republican Senate majority did not deal with a replacement anymore.

Personal life

On September 1, 1996, he married Gail Felice Levine in Dallas, Texas. Gershengorn's wife has worked as a lawyer for the United States Department of Justice, as have two of his sisters.[2] His father is a cardiologist and his mother, Wendie Gershengorn, was a state court judge in Massachusetts. He and Gail have three sons.[2][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Goldstein, Tom (August 9, 2013). "The new Principal Deputy Solicitor General". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sack, Kevin (December 9, 2010). "Long Road for Lawyer Defending the Health Care Law". The New York Times.
  3. 1 2 3 "Gershengorn Profile". Martindale. 2010-08-10. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  4. ↑ "Gershengorn Biography". Jenner & Block. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  5. 1 2 3 "Jenner & Block's Gershengorn Takes DOJ Post". The BLT. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  6. ↑ "Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on Planned Departure of Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | OPA | Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  7. ↑ Archived February 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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