Scott G. Stewart Explained

Scott G. Stewart
Office:	Solicitor General of Mississippi
1Blankname1:	Attorney General
1Namedata1:	Lynn Fitch
Term Start:	2021
Predecessor:	Kristi Haskins Johnson
Education:	Princeton University (BA) Stanford University (JD)

Scott G. Stewart is an American lawyer serving as the solicitor general for the state of Mississippi since 2021. He is widely known for arguing and winning in the landmark case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization before the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to that, he clerked for 9th Circuit Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain and Justice Clarence Thomas prior to working for the Department of Justice under Donald Trump where he took aggressive anti-abortion stances.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Perlis . Wicker . Mississippi judge hears attempt to keep abortion legal. No decision yet. . The Clarion-Ledger . 18 August 2022.
2. Web site: Scott Stewart wasn’t well known in the antiabortion world. Now he’s leading the charge to overturn Roe at the Supreme Court. . 9 November 2021 . 18 August 2022.
3. Web site: Heyward . Giulia . Scott Stewart, the lawyer representing Mississippi, was at the center of a 2017 abortion controversy. . The New York Times . 18 August 2022 . 1 December 2021.
4. Web site: SOLICITOR GENERAL. 1 June 2023.