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| − | '''Paul Clement''' (born Cedarburg, Wisconsin June 1966) | + | '''Paul Clement''' (born in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, in June 1966) received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at [[Georgetown University]], and a master's degree in economics from [[Cambridge University]]. |
| − | + | Clement served under President [[George W. Bush]] as the Solicitor General of the United States, tasked with conducting all litigation on behalf of the United States in the Supreme Court and supervising the handling of litigation in the federal appellate courts. While in that office, he defended Bush’s anti-terrorism program as well as federal laws imposing limits on [[abortion]] and campaign fundraising. Clement was also asked by President G. W. Bush to head the Department of Justice until a new Attorney General is nominated, after the resignation of [[Alberto Gonzales]]. | |
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Paul Clement once belonged to the conservative Federalist Society. | Paul Clement once belonged to the conservative Federalist Society. | ||
Revision as of 23:24, September 30, 2026
Paul Clement (born in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, in June 1966) received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and a master's degree in economics from Cambridge University.
Clement served under President George W. Bush as the Solicitor General of the United States, tasked with conducting all litigation on behalf of the United States in the Supreme Court and supervising the handling of litigation in the federal appellate courts. While in that office, he defended Bush’s anti-terrorism program as well as federal laws imposing limits on abortion and campaign fundraising. Clement was also asked by President G. W. Bush to head the Department of Justice until a new Attorney General is nominated, after the resignation of Alberto Gonzales.
Paul Clement once belonged to the conservative Federalist Society.
External links
- Paul Clement MSNBC.com