Solicitor General Whitaker served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and before that as Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice where he advised the White House Counsel and cabinet secretaries on a range of important constitutional and statutory questions. Prior to that, Whitaker worked on the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division of the DOJ and, in that capacity, argued more than 40 appeals in the federal courts. He graduated magna cum laude from both Yale College and Harvard Law School. After law school, Whitaker clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Judge David B. Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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A Conversation with the Governor's General Counsel and Florida Solicitor General
Miami Lawyers Chapter
Knights of Columbus - Coral Gables270 Catalonia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Panel Three: The Role of Federalism and the Separation of Powers in Challenging Government Overreach
Eighth Annual Florida Chapters Conference
Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Life on the Bench
Tampa Bay Lawyers Chapter
Bizou Main Dining Room at Le Meridien Hotel601 N. Florida Ave.
Tampa, FL 33602
2021 Supreme Court Preview
Jacksonville Lawyers Chapter - Online Event
On September 29, 2021, the Federalist Society's Jacksonville Lawyers Chapter hosted a virtual discussion giving...
2021 Supreme Court Preview
Jacksonville Lawyers Chapter - Online Event
On September 29, 2021, the Federalist Society's Jacksonville Lawyers Chapter hosted a virtual discussion giving...