Rex E. Lee | |
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| 10th President of Brigham Young University | |
| In office July 1, 1989 – December 31, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey R. Holland |
| Succeeded by | Merrill J. Bateman |
| 37th Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office August 6, 1981 – June 1, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Wade H. McCree |
| Succeeded by | Charles Fried |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Carla Anderson Hills |
| Succeeded by | Barbara A. Babcock |
| Dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School | |
| In office October 1971 – August 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Carl S. Hawkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rex Edwin Lee February 27, 1935 St. Johns, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1996 (aged 61) Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Resting place | East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery Provo, Utah |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Janet Griffin |
| Children | 7, including Mike and Thomas |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Rex Edwin Lee (February 27, 1935 – March 11, 1996) was an American lawyer and academic who served as the 37th solicitor general of the United States from 1981 to 1985. He was responsible for bringing the solicitor general's office to the center of U.S. legal policymaking.[citation needed] During his tenure, Lee argued 59 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Lee was an alumnus of Brigham Young University (BYU) and the University of Chicago Law School. Lee was the president of BYU from 1989 to 1995, and from 1971 to 1975 he was the inaugural dean of BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School (JRCLS).