Gregory G. Katsas | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2008 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
Assumed office December 8, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Janice Rogers Brown |
Deputy White House Counsel | |
In office January 20, 2017 – December 8, 2017 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Leader | Don McGahn |
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division | |
In office July 2008 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Peter Keisler |
Succeeded by | Tony West |
Acting United States Associate Attorney General | |
In office June 22, 2007 – April 2008 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | William W. Mercer (acting) |
Succeeded by | Kevin J. O'Connor |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | August 6, 1964
Political party | Republican |
Education | Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Gregory George Katsas (born August 6, 1964) is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2017 as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[1] Before becoming a federal judge, Katsas served as Deputy White House Counsel to President Donald Trump, as an Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, and as a partner at the law firm Jones Day.