Ryan Park | |
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Solicitor General of North Carolina | |
Assumed office March 31, 2022 | |
Governor | Roy Cooper |
Attorney General | Josh Stein |
Preceded by | Matt Sawchak |
Personal details | |
Born | Ryan Young Park 1983 (age 39–40) |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Eunee Kathleen Park |
Parent(s) | Myung Chun Park (father) Sylvia Kim Park (mother) |
Education | Amherst College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Ryan Young Park (born 1983)[1] is an American lawyer who currently serves as the solicitor general of North Carolina. A lecturer at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he has written for publications such as The Atlantic, The New York Times and The Washington Post.[2][3]
Park represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina (formerly[4] merged with Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College).[5]
Early life and education
The son of Korean immigrants, Park grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota.[6][7] He matriculated at Amherst College before enrolling at Harvard Law School, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude.[1][5] After graduating, he served as a clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court for Justices David Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In addition, he also clerked for Judges Robert A. Katzmann and Jed S. Rakoff.[8]
From 2006 until 2007, he received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English at a boys' school in South Korea.[9]
Career
Park previously served as legal counsel to both the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Justice.[5] Afterwards, he became a deputy solicitor general of North Carolina, succeeding Matt Sawchak as solicitor general on March 31, 2022.[8]
He is a lecturer at Duke University and the University of North Carolina School of Law.[3]
Personal life
Park is married to Eunee Kathleen, whom he met while they were both undergraduates at Amherst College.[9]
References
- 1 2 Saul, Stephanie (2022-10-31). "A look at the lawyers who are arguing in the U.N.C. case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ↑ Park, Ryan. "Ryan Park". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- 1 2 "Ryan Park". law.duke.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ↑ Howe, Amy (2022-07-22). "Court will hear affirmative-action challenges separately, allowing Jackson to participate in UNC case". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- 1 2 3 "Meet the Lawyers Arguing Before the Supreme Court in the Harvard Admissions Lawsuit Next Week". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ↑ Park, Ryan (2018-06-22). "Opinion | The Last of the Tiger Parents". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ↑ Manager, Jessica Junqueira NCBA Communications (15 February 2021). "Solicitor General Ryan Park on Becoming a Lawyer, Learning from Mentors Past and Present and Serving the Public". North Carolina Bar Association. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- 1 2 nahmed (2020-03-18). "Attorney General Josh Stein Announces Transitions in Solicitor General's Office". NCDOJ. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- 1 2 "Eunee Park and Ryan Park". The New York Times. 2011-06-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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