Noel Francisco

Noel John Francisco (born August 21, 1969) is an American attorney and Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States. He is the nominee to be Solicitor General of the United States in the Donald Trump administration.^[1]

Early life and education

Francisco was born in Syracuse, New York and raised in Oswego, New York, graduating from Oswego High School.^[2] After attending Brandeis University for a year, he received his B.A. degree with honors in 1991 from the University of Chicago. He received his Juris Doctor with high honors in 1996 from the University of Chicago Law School. After law school, Francisco served as a law clerk for Judge J. Michael Luttig of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and then for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court during the 1997 term.^[3][4]

Legal career

Francisco began his legal career at Cooper, Carvin, & Rosenthal, now known as Cooper & Kirk.^[5] In 2001, he was appointed as Associate Counsel to President George W. Bush in the Office of Counsel to the President. He later moved to the Office of Legal Counsel for the Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice, serving in that capacity from 2003 until 2005. That year he moved to the private sector, joining the Washington, D.C. law firm Jones Day, eventually becoming the chair of the firm's Government Regulation Practice. He remained with Jones Day until his appointment as Principal Deputy Solicitor General. During his tenure at Jones Day, he appeared several times before the Supreme Court, including in McDonnell v. United States, which involved the meaning of “official act” under federal bribery statutes; Zubik v. Burwell, which involved the application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to regulations related to insurance coverage for contraception; and NLRB v. Noel Canning, which involved the Constitution’s recess appointment power. He has also argued numerous cases in the lower federal and state courts on a wide range of constitutional, civil, and criminal matters.^[3] Francisco has served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General for the United States since January 23, 2017.^[4][6][7][8]

Office of the Solicitor General

Francisco was appointed Principal Deputy Solicitor General by President Donald Trump on January 23, 2017, and served as the Acting Solicitor General from that date until March 10, 2017. On March 7, 2017, the White House announced his pending nomination as Solicitor General.^[4][9][10]

Personal life

Francisco is married with two daughters and resides in Washington, D.C.^[4] He serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago-based Lumen Christi Institute.^[11]

Selected publications and lectures

• Francisco, Noel; Burnham, James (May 2013). "Noel Canning v. NLRB--Enforcing Basic Constitutional Limits on Presidential Power." Virginia L. Rev.. 99(1):17-29. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

• Francisco, Noel J.; Burnham, James M. (October 3, 2016). "Time For A New Pleading Standard In Criminal Cases," Forbes. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

• Francisco, Noel; Cruz, Ted (October 30, 2007). Audio: "Ted Cruz and Noel Francisco on Medellin v. Texas". University of Chicago Law School, student chapter of the Federalist Society. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

References

External links

• Profile at the United States Department of Justice website (updated February 3, 2017)

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "Meet The Acting Solicitor General (Justice.gov)".