Paul D. Clement
| Paul Clement | |
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| 43rd Solicitor General of the United States | |
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In office July 11, 2004 – June 19, 2008 Acting: July 11, 2004 – June 13, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Ted Olson |
| Succeeded by | Gregory Garre |
| Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States | |
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In office February 2001 – July 11, 2004 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Barbara Underwood |
| Succeeded by | Daryl Joseffer |
| Personal details | |
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Paul Drew Clement June 24, 1966 Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education |
Georgetown University (BA) Darwin College, Cambridge (MPhil) Harvard University (JD) |
Paul Drew Clement (born June 24, 1966) is an American lawyer. He is a former United States Solicitor General and current partner at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis after its acquisition of his previous firm Bancroft PLLC. He is also a Distinguished Lecturer in Law at Georgetown University and an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 14, 2005 for the post of Solicitor General, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8, 2005, and took the oath of office on June 13. Clement replaced Theodore Olson.
Clement resigned on May 14, 2008, effective June 2, 2008, and joined the Georgetown University Law Center as a visiting professor and senior fellow at the Supreme Court Institute.
Clement was born to Jean and Jerry Clement, and he had two brothers and a sister. Clement is a native of Cedarburg, Wisconsin. In 1984, he graduated from Cedarburg High School, where he was on the debate team. He 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 Darwin College, University of Cambridge. While at Georgetown, Clement successfully competed in the American Parliamentary Debate Association. He received his J.D. degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School where he was the Supreme Court editor of the Harvard Law Review.
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