William K. Kelley
William K. Kelley served as Deputy Counsel to United States President
Fred Fielding, who succeeded Miers.[2]
Kelley is a professor at the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Washington, D.C. (1987–88), as well as for Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia
(1988–89).
Kelley worked with the Office of the Special Counsel when Kenneth Starr was investigating the Whitewater / Monica Lewinsky incidents, writing the brief for the case. During the
Florida election recount, Kelley was a member of the so-called Cabal, a group of former law clerks to conservative Supreme Court justices. The clerks argued the Supreme Court justices would want to grant certiorari to hear the controversy that would become, Bush v. Gore.[4]
United States Attorneys
| Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy |
|---|
| Overview |
| G. W. Bush administration |
| Dismissed U.S. attorneys |
| U.S. Congress |
Kelley was one of several Bush administration White House staff members that participated in approving the dismissal of eight
United States Attorneys in 2006. Questions about the criteria for the dismissals led to Congressional hearings.[5] On March 21, 2007, the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, approved issuing subpoenas to Kelley, along with four other senior White house officials, to testify about the dismissals.[6]
See also
- List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Chief Justice)
- List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 9)
References
- ^ https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/results/leadership/text/bio_856.html
- ^ Froomkin, Dan. July 1, 2005 White House Office Staff List - By Salary Washington Post 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
- ^ Kelley, William K. [1] Notre Dame Law School Faculty Profile. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ^ Jeffrey Toobin. Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election. Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002. 184-85 p.
- ^ Solomon, John and Eggen, Dan. White House Backed U.S. Attorney Firings, Officials Say Washington Post. March 3, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
- ^ Associated Press. Text of motion approving subpoenas of White House officials Detroit News Thursday, March 22, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2007.