Seth Paul Waxman (born November 28, 1951) is an American lawyer who served as the 41st Solicitor General of the United States from 1997 to 2001. He then returned to private legal practice, and serves as the co-chairman of the appellate and Supreme Court litigation practice group at the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. As of 2022, he has appeared before the Supreme Court more than 80 times.[1]
Waxman joined the United States Department of Justice in May 1994. Prior to being appointed solicitor general, he served in a number of other positions in the Department of Justice, including acting solicitor general, acting deputy attorney general, principal deputy solicitor general, and associate deputy attorney general.
Waxman made the oral argument to the Supreme Court on behalf of the petitioners in Boumediene v. Bush, in which the court upheld habeas corpus rights for detainees at Guantanamo Bay.[3] Waxman also made oral arguments to the Supreme Court regarding arbitrary application of FCC sanctions on public nudity. In these arguments he used the friezes decorating the courtroom to illustrate how some nudity is acceptable in a public setting.[4]
Waxman has long been active in Bar, community and school organizations. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a member of the ABA's Standing Committee on Professionalism, a current and past ex officio member of several committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States, an ex officio member of the American Law Institute, and a member of the Visiting Committee for Harvard College.
^"Roper v. Simmons". Oyez. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
^Powers, Joy (November 9, 2019). "Brendan Dassey's Lawyers Seek Clemency: Seth Waxman in Conversation". freebrendandassey. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^Liptak, Adam (June 11, 2018). "Was It a False Confession in 'Making a Murderer'? The Supreme Court May Decide". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Seth P Waxman news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Seth Paul Waxman born November 28 1951 is an American lawyer who served as the 41st Solicitor General of the United States from 1997 to 2001 He then returned to private legal practice and serves as the co chairman of the appellate and Supreme Court litigation practice group at the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr As of 2022 he has appeared before the Supreme Court more than 80 times 1 Seth Waxman41st Solicitor General of the United StatesIn office November 13 1997 January 20 2001PresidentBill ClintonPreceded byWalter Dellinger acting Succeeded byBarbara Underwood acting Personal detailsBornSeth Paul Waxman 1951 11 28 November 28 1951 age 72 Hartford Connecticut U S Political partyDemocraticEducationHarvard University BA Yale University JD Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Affiliations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editWaxman was born in 1951 in Hartford Connecticut His family is Jewish and lived in West Hartford Connecticut After graduating from Conard High School in 1969 2 Waxman attended Harvard University in 1973 he received his Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in social studies Afterwards Waxman spent a year in Kenya as a Rockefeller Fellow He then attended Yale Law School where he was managing editor of the Yale Law Journal graduating with a Juris Doctor in 1977 Career editAfter law school Waxman spent one year as a law clerk to Judge Gerhard Gesell of the U S District Court for the District of Columbia Thereafter he entered the private practice of law with the boutique law firm Miller Cassidy Larroca amp Lewin now part of Baker Botts where he specialized in complex criminal civil and appellate litigation Waxman has received substantial recognition for his pro bono work including the American Bar Association s Pro Bono Publico award and the Anti Defamation League s Benjamin N Cardozo Certificate of Merit Waxman joined the United States Department of Justice in May 1994 Prior to being appointed solicitor general he served in a number of other positions in the Department of Justice including acting solicitor general acting deputy attorney general principal deputy solicitor general and associate deputy attorney general Waxman made the oral argument to the Supreme Court on behalf of the petitioners in Boumediene v Bush in which the court upheld habeas corpus rights for detainees at Guantanamo Bay 3 Waxman also made oral arguments to the Supreme Court regarding arbitrary application of FCC sanctions on public nudity In these arguments he used the friezes decorating the courtroom to illustrate how some nudity is acceptable in a public setting 4 Waxman also made the oral argument to the Supreme Court on behalf of the respondent in Roper v Simmons in which the court held that the execution of minors was unconstitutional under the cruel and unusual clause of the 8th Amendment 5 Furthermore he also represented Harvard University in the case Students for Fair Admissions v President and Fellows of Harvard College Waxman is a member of Brendan Dassey s legal team and has been featured in Netflix s true crime documentary series Making a Murderer 6 7 Affiliations editWaxman has long been active in Bar community and school organizations He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation a member of the ABA s Standing Committee on Professionalism a current and past ex officio member of several committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States an ex officio member of the American Law Institute and a member of the Visiting Committee for Harvard College See also editBarack Obama Supreme Court candidates List of Jewish American juristsReferences edit In 84th Supreme Court Appearance Harvard Lawyer Seth P Waxman 73 Commands the Courtroom News The Harvard Crimson www thecrimson com Retrieved November 10 2022 Mindell Cindy April 1 2014 Seth Waxman journeys from West Hartford to the Supreme Court and briefly back Jewish Ledger Wilmer Hale press release Supreme Court Rules that Guantanamo Detainees Have Constitutional Right to Habeas Corpus WilmerHale Archived from the original on July 18 2011 Retrieved June 14 2008 retrieved on June 13 2008 Slate report 1 retrieved on January 11 2012 Roper v Simmons Oyez Retrieved June 16 2022 Powers Joy November 9 2019 Brendan Dassey s Lawyers Seek Clemency Seth Waxman in Conversation freebrendandassey Retrieved January 31 2024 Liptak Adam June 11 2018 Was It a False Confession in Making a Murderer The Supreme Court May Decide The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 31 2024 External links editOffice of the Solicitor General Seth Waxman at WilmerHale Appearances on C SPANLegal officesPreceded byWalter DellingerActing Solicitor General of the United States1997 2001 Succeeded byBarbara UnderwoodActing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seth P Waxman amp oldid 1201312627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
