Stephen McAllister (lawyer) explained

Stephen McAllister
Office1:United States Attorney for the District of Kansas
President1:Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Term Start1:January 25, 2018
Term End1:February 28, 2021
Predecessor1:Barry Grissom
Successor1:Duston Slinkard (acting)
Office2:Solicitor General of Kansas
Term Start2:2007
Term End2:2018
Successor2:Toby Crouse[1]
Education:University of Kansas (BA, JD)
Birth Date:27 November 1962

Stephen Robert McAllister (born November 27, 1962) is an American attorney, academic, and former government official. He served as the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas from 2018 to 2021. He also serves as the E.S. & Tom W. Hampton Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law.[2] He was formerly the Solicitor General of Kansas.

Biography

McAllister was born on born November 27, 1962.[3] A graduate of the University of Kansas and the University of Kansas School of Law, McAllister clerked for Judge Richard Posner of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, then was a law clerk for justices Clarence Thomas and Byron R. White of the United States Supreme Court. After law school, he worked in private practice in the Washington D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.[4] He also served as the interim director of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics from 2003 to 2004.[5]

McAllister has argued nine times before the U.S. Supreme Court. He currently teaches federal and state constitutional law and federal civil rights law at the University of Kansas School of Law. He first joined the school's faculty in 1993.[2] He was the dean of the University of Kansas School of Law from 2000 to 2005.[4] He served as the Solicitor General of Kansas from 2007 to 2018, after previously serving as the Solicitor of the State of Kansas from 1999 to 2003.[6]

On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.[7] He resigned on February 28, 2021.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AG Derek Schmidt names Toby Crouse to serve as Kansas Solicitor General.
  2. News: President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixth Wave of United States Attorney Nominations. 23 October 2017. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. September 8, 2017.
  3. Web site: Stephen Robert McAllister CV. ku.edu. January 13, 2024.
  4. News: Foster. Samantha. Trump nominates KU law professor Stephen McAllister for U.S. Attorney for Kansas. 24 October 2017. The Topeka Capital-Journal. September 9, 2017.
  5. News: Brey. Nolan. Law professor planning to leave University to serve as U.S. Attorney for Kansas. 24 October 2017. The University Daily Kansan. September 17, 2017.
  6. News: Lowry. Bryan. Trump picks state solicitor general, KU law professor for U.S. attorney for Kansas. 24 October 2017. The Kansas City Star. September 8, 2017.
  7. Web site: Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys. Michael. Balsamo . The Washington Post . February 9, 2021 . February 11, 2021 .
  8. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister Steps Down Effective February 28 . February 26, 2021 . United States Attorney's Office . Topeka, Kansas . March 1, 2021.