Patrick F. Philbin
Patrick Philbin | |
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Stuart F. Delery Danielle Conley Jonathan Su | |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD) University of Cambridge |
Patrick F. Philbin is an American lawyer who served as Deputy Counsel to the President and Deputy Assistant to the President in the Office of White House Counsel in the Donald J. Trump administration.[1] He previously served in the Department of Justice during the George W. Bush administration.[2]: 27
Academics
Philbin is a graduate of the
Career
Philbin first served as a law clerk for Federal Appeals Court Judge Laurence Silberman.[6] Next he worked as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.[2]: 27 Following his clerkships, Philbin entered private practice in the Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.[4][2]: 27
During the Bush Administration, Philbin served as a political appointee in the Department of Justice, first as a deputy assistant attorney general in the
During the Bush administration, Philbin reviewed the Torture Memos and raised concerns with John Yoo and Jay Bybee about their contents.[9] An investigation by the Office of Professional Responsibility concluded that Philbin did not commit any professional misconduct and appropriately raised his concerns about the shortcomings of the Bybee opinion.[2]: 257–258
According to
Philbin returned to private practice in 2005,[2]: 27 returning as a partner to Kirkland & Ellis, where he focused on appellate litigation, complex litigation, and data security.[4][2]: 27 In 2019, Philbin was appointed as Deputy Counsel to the President and Deputy Assistant to the President in the Office of White House Counsel in the Trump Administration.[1] In 2020, he was appointed to the defense team that represented President Trump in the first Senate impeachment trial.[13]
See also
References
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (July 29, 2009). Investigation into the Office of Legal Counsel's Memoranda Concerning Issues Relating to the Central Intelligence Agency's Use of "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" on Suspected Terrorists (PDF) (Report). United States Department of Justice. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ "Trump impeachment trial lawyer Patrick Philbin has Mass. ties". BostonGlobe.com. January 30, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Philbin, Patrick F. "Patrick F. Philbin, P.C.—Partner Profile". Washington, D.C.: Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018.[third-party source needed]
- JSTOR 1341555. Authorship is not shown on the cited web page, but was verified by a separate JSTOR search.
- ^ Albany Times Union. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
- ^ a b Lattman, Peter (May 18, 2007). "The U.S. Attorney Mess: Spotlight on Patrick Philbin". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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- ^ Eviatar, Daphne (April 25, 2010). "Who Told Yoo To Do Those 'Bad Things'?". Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- Washington Post. Archivedfrom the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
- ^ Taylor, Stuart Jr. (May 22, 2007). "Another Gonzales Horror Story". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ Shapiro, Ari (June 7, 2007). "Cheney Blocks DOJ Official's Promotion: Document". NPR.org. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ O'Reilly, Andrew (January 14, 2020). "Trump's impeachment trial team: Who are the lawyers defending the president?". Fox News. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
Further reading
- "The Interrogation Documents: Debating U.S. Policy and Methods". George Washington University. July 13, 2004. Retrieved May 23, 2007.. This is a page from the NSA archive, linking to two memoranda by Philbin, on matters related to White House leadership on anti-terror interrogation methods.