Walter Dellinger | |
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| Solicitor General of the United States | |
Acting | |
| In office July 1, 1996 – November 13, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Drew Days |
| Succeeded by | Seth P. Waxman |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Counsel | |
| In office October 1993 – June 30, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Timothy Flanigan |
| Succeeded by | Christopher H. Schroeder (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Estes Dellinger III May 15, 1941 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 2022 (aged 80) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Anne Maxwell (died 2021) |
| Children | 2, including Hampton |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Walter Estes Dellinger III (May 15, 1941 – February 16, 2022) was an American attorney and legal scholar who served as the Douglas B. Maggs Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law. He also led the appellate practice at O'Melveny & Myers in Washington, D.C., and Harvard Law School's Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation Clinic. He served as Acting United States Solicitor General under the administration of President Bill Clinton, from 1996 to 1997.