Phil Weiser | |
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39th Attorney General of Colorado | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
Governor | Jared Polis |
Preceded by | Cynthia Coffman |
15th Dean of the University of Colorado Law School | |
In office June 2011 – July 2016 | |
Preceded by | David Getches |
Succeeded by | James Anaya |
Personal details | |
Born | May 10, 1968 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Heidi Wald (m. 2002) |
Education | Swarthmore College (BA) New York University (JD) |
Philip Jacob Weiser (born May 10, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 39th Attorney General of Colorado since 2019. He is the Hatfield Professor of Law and Telecommunications, executive director and Founder of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, and Dean Emeritus at the University of Colorado Law School.[1] He previously served in the Obama and Clinton Administrations in the White House and Justice Department.[2][3] A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected Attorney General for the State of Colorado in the 2018 election, defeating Republican George Brauchler on November 6, 2018.[4] He was re-elected in 2022.[5]
Former White House adviser Philip Weiser