Drew S. Days III | |
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| 40th Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office June 7, 1993 – June 28, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Ken Starr |
| Succeeded by | Seth P. Waxman |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | John Stanley Pottinger |
| Succeeded by | William Bradford Reynolds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Drew Saunders Days III August 29, 1941 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 2020 (aged 79) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Ann Langdon (m. 1966) |
| Children |
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| Education | Hamilton College (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Drew Saunders Days III (August 29, 1941 – November 15, 2020)[1][2] was an American legal scholar who served as Solicitor General of the United States from 1993 to 1996 under President Bill Clinton. He also served as the first African American Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the Carter Administration from 1977 to 1980.[3] He was the Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law at Yale Law School, assuming that post in 1992, and joining the Yale Law faculty in 1981.[4] From 1997 to 2011, he headed the Supreme Court and appellate practice at Morrison & Foerster LLP and was of counsel at the firm's Washington, D.C. office until his retirement from the firm in December, 2011.[5] He earned his Juris Doctor degree at Yale Law School in 1966.[6] He was admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, and in the states of Illinois and New York.[7]
- ^ Williams, Michael Warren (1993), "Days, Drew Saunders III", in Williams, Michael Warren (ed.), The African American encyclopedia, Volume 2, Marshall Cavendish Corp., p. 432, ISBN 9781854355454. Preview.
- ^ "Yale Law School Mourns the Death of Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law Drew S. Days III". law.yale.edu. Yale Law School. November 16, 2020.
- ^ Mauro, Tony (2009), "Days, Drew S. III", in Newman, Roger K. (ed.), The Yale biographical dictionary of American law, Yale University Press, pp. 155–156, ISBN 9780300113006. Preview.
- ^ "Drew S. Days III (profile page)". law.yale.edu. Yale Law School.
- ^ Morrison Foerster (December 5, 2011). "Former Solicitor General Drew Days III will retire". legaltimes.typepad.com/blt. The BLT: The Blog of LegalTimes.
- ^ "Drew S. Days III". attorneyslisted.com. Attorneys Listed. [dead link]
- ^ Morrison Foerster. "Drew S. Days III will retire". mofo.com. Morrison Foerster. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.