Gregory G. Garre is the Acting Solicitor General. He was nominated by President George W. Bush to be Solicitor General of the United States on June 19, 2008.
Mr. Garre has served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General since October 2005. He was formerly a partner at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson LLP in Washington, D.C., where he headed the firm’s Supreme Court and appellate practice section. He served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General from 2000-2004. Mr. Garre has argued 23 cases before the United States Supreme Court and numerous additional matters before the federal courts of appeals.
Mr. Garre is a native of Barrington, Illinois, and a graduate of the Barrington public schools. He received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School, where he was editor–in–chief of the law review, and his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College. Following his graduation from law school, Mr. Garre served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, and to Judge Anthony J. Scirica of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Mr. Garre has served as an Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University Law School.
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