Ian Heath Gershengorn
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Solicitor General of the United States Acting |
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In office June 25, 2016 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Don Verrilli |
| Succeeded by | Noel Francisco (Acting) |
| Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States | |
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In office September 2013 – June 25, 2016 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Sri Srinivasan |
| Succeeded by | Noel Francisco |
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Ian Heath Gershengorn February 21, 1967 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
Ian Heath Gershengorn (born February 21, 1967) is an American lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General of the United States.
Born in New York, New York, United States, and raised outside Boston, Gershengorn earned a bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1988 and a law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1993.
From 1993 until 1994, Gershengorn clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Amalya Kearse. From 1994 until 1995, Gershengorn worked as a law clerk for United States Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens.
From 1995 until 1997, Gershengorn worked for the United States Department of Justice as a special assistant and counsel to then-United States Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick.
In 1997, Gershengorn joined the law firm of Jenner & Block, rising to the level of Partner in the firm's litigation department, working in the firm's Appellate and Supreme Court Practice and in its Communications Practice. While at the firm, Gershengorn was very active in representing Indian tribes in Supreme Court and appellate litigation.
On April 13, 2009, it was announced that Gershengorn would be rejoining the United States Department of Justice as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Division with oversight of the Federal Programs Branch. The Federal Programs Branch is handling Guantánamo Bay detainee cases and state secret matters.
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