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Edwin Kneedler
Acting Solicitor General of the United States
In office January 20, 2009 – March 19, 2009
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Gregory G. Garre
Succeeded by	Elena Kagan
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-04) January 4, 1946 (age 78)
Education	Lehigh University (BA) University of Virginia (JD)
Edwin Kneelder's voice Edwin Kneedler's opening statements to the Supreme Court in Haaland v. Brackeen Recorded November 9, 2022

Edwin Smiley Kneedler (born January 4, 1946) is an American lawyer who has served as Deputy United States Solicitor General since 1993. As of June 2020, he has argued more cases before the Supreme Court of the United States than any other active advocate.

Early life and education

Kneedler graduated from North Penn High School in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1963. He attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he earned a B.A. in economics in 1967.

After graduating from Lehigh University, Kneedler served as a AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in Oregon. He then earned a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1974.

From 1974 until 1975, he clerked for Judge James R. Browning on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Kneedler was admitted to the bar of the state of Oregon in 1975.

Career

In October 1975, Kneedler joined the Office of Legal Counsel in the United States Department of Justice. In June 1979, he joined the office of the Solicitor General in June 1979. He was appointed a Deputy Solicitor General in 1993.

On March 17, 2008, he argued his 100th case before the United States Supreme Court. On April 27, 2022, he argued his 150th case before the Supreme Court.

On January 16, 2009, he was appointed by Bush to replace Gregory G. Garre, whose term as Solicitor General ended January 16, 2009. Kneedler became Acting U.S. Solicitor General on January 20, 2009, at the end of the George W. Bush administration. On March 19, 2009, Kneedler's tenure as Acting United States Solicitor General ended with the confirmation of Elena Kagan.

References

1. "U.S. Deputy Solicitor General visits Tanzania to explore areas of mutual interest and understanding (July 1, 2008) - U.S. Embassy Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania". Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
2. Barnes, Robert (April 15, 2023). "Edwin Kneedler found a career and a calling arguing before the Supreme Court". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
3. ^ "Harvard International Law Journal – Page 2008 – The oldest and most-cited student-edited journal of international law, the Harvard International Law Journal covers a wide variety of topics in public and private international law". www.harvardilj.org.
4. "Edwin S. Kneedler - a Washington, District of Columbia (DC) Lawyer". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
5. "Milestone for the New Millennium". The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.
6. "LISTEN: Supreme Court seems divided in case over jurisdiction of Oklahoma tribal lands". PBS. April 27, 2022.
7. Liptak, Adam (June 8, 2018). "Kneedler Will Be Solicitor General, Briefly". Retrieved May 12, 2020.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN

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