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Solicitor General Don Verrilli To Step Down -- Perhaps Before All SCOTUS Opinions Are Announced

Will he be returning to private practice?

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Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

For five years, Solicitor General Don Verrilli has fought in our nation’s highest court for a better future, winning landmark cases that moved America forward. Thanks to his efforts, 20 million more Americans now know the security of quality, affordable health care; we’re combatting discrimination so that more women and minorities can own their piece of the American Dream; we’ve reaffirmed our commitment to ensuring that immigrants are treated fairly; and our children will now grow up in a country where everyone has the freedom to marry the person they love.

— President Barack Obama, in a statement issued after he received news that Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. would be stepping down from his position at the Justice Department, effective June 24. Verrilli is the seventh longest-serving solicitor general in the country’s history. Attorney General Loretta Lynch referred to Verrilli as “one of the most consequential solicitors general in American history.”

Ian Gershengorn, Verrilli’s deputy, will be appointed as acting solicitor general. Verrilli plans to take a long vacation — one that may begin prior to the Supreme Court announcing decisions in its remaining cases. Verrilli, a former partner at Jenner & Block, will likely be welcomed back to the firm with open arms if that’s where his career leads him.

Staci Zaretsky is an editor at Above the Law. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. Follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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