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Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar (born March 7, 1980; née Elizabeth Margaret Barchas) is an American lawyer who has served as solicitor general of the United States since October 2021.
Apr 13, 2022 · Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar is the 48th Solicitor General of the United States and serves as the fourth-ranking individual at the Department of Justice. As Solicitor General, she is responsible for conducting and supervising all Supreme Court litigation on behalf of the United States.
Nov 4, 2021 · Nominated by President Joe Biden, Prelogar is only the second woman in U.S. history to serve as the government’s top lawyer. Former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan ’86, the country’s first woman solicitor general, served from 2009 until her appointment to the Supreme Court in 2010.
Aug 11, 2021 · President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that he was nominating acting U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to take over the role permanently, making her likely to become only the second woman to ever hold the position.
Aug 11, 2021 · CNN — President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated acting US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to permanently take on the role of representing the US government in cases before the Supreme...
Nov 7, 2023 · Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is the Biden administration’s top lawyer at the court, defending the policies that are the source of much of Alito’s consternation. She responds to him ...
Dec 20, 2023 · Supreme Advocate. As solicitor general, Elizabeth Prelogar ’08 faces long odds before a skeptical court. Dec 20, 2023. By Lana Barnett ’15. One of Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar’s earliest memories is sitting in a courtroom when she was a young child.
