John P. Schmitz

John Schmitz
Deputy White House Counsel
In office
1989–1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byPhillip D. Brady
Succeeded byVince Foster
Personal details
Born
John Patrick Schmitz

(1955-04-19) April 19, 1955 (age 69)
SpouseJoan M. Schmitz
Children5
ParentJohn G. Schmitz (father)
RelativesJoseph E. Schmitz (brother)
Mary Kay Letourneau (sister)
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
California Institute of Technology (MS)
Stanford University (JD)

John Patrick Schmitz (born April 19, 1955) is an American attorney and political advisor who served as Deputy White House Counsel to President George H. W. Bush (1989–1993), and Deputy Counsel to Vice President Bush during the Reagan administration (1987–1989).[1] Schmitz clerked for Antonin Scalia at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (1983–1984).[2]

Fluent in German, Schmitz has worked extensively on German-American issues both in government, and since 1993, in private practice in Washington, D.C. and Berlin.[3]

  1. ^ "Bush's Team: The First Choices". The New York Times. January 23, 1989.
  2. ^ "Antonin Scalia — A Justice in Full". National Review. February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Schmitz, Simpkins to Join as Managing Directors".