Solicitor General Prelogar was born and raised in Boise, Idaho, and graduated from the area’s public schools. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and obstruction-of-justice issues, where she served as an Assistant Special Counsel. During her prior tenure as a career attorney at the Department, she also was detailed to Robert S. In that capacity, she briefed and argued multiple cases in the Supreme Court and helped formulate the government’s appellate strategy in lower courts. She also served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General from 2014 to 2019. Before her confirmation as Solicitor General, she served as Acting Solicitor General and Principal Deputy Solicitor General for nearly seven months. Solicitor General Prelogar previously served in multiple roles at the Department of Justice. The Solicitor General additionally assists the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, and the Associate Attorney General in the development of broad Department program policy. The Solicitor General also determines whether appeals will be taken by the federal government to all appellate courts and whether the federal government will file an amicus curiae brief or intervene in any appellate court. As Solicitor General, she is responsible for conducting and supervising all Supreme Court litigation on behalf of the United States.
Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar is the 48th Solicitor General of the United States and serves as the fourth-ranking individual at the Department of Justice.
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