Elizabeth Prelogar
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. She served as acting solicitor general from January 20, 2021, at the start of the Biden administration, until President Joe Biden sent her nomination to the U.S. Senate on August 11, 2021, when she was prevented from serving while the nomination was before the Senate as a result of the terms of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.
Elizabeth Prelogar | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 48th Solicitor General of the United States | |
| Assumed office October 28, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Brian Fletcher (acting) |
| Acting January 20, 2021 – August 11, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jeff Wall (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Brian Fletcher (acting) |
| Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – October 28, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jeff Wall |
| Succeeded by | Brian Fletcher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1980 Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Emory University (BA) University of St Andrews (MLitt) Harvard University (JD) |
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