# Steve Castor

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**Stephen R. Castor** is an American trial attorney who served as minority [counsel](/source/Congressional_staff) in the [impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump](/source/Impeachment_inquiry_against_Donald_Trump).[1][2] Castor has been a congressional staff member in the [House Oversight Committee](/source/United_States_House_Committee_on_Oversight_and_Reform) since 2004.[3]

## Early life

Castor received his bachelor's degree in business logistics from [Pennsylvania State University](/source/Pennsylvania_State_University) in 1995[4] and in 1998 he received a [master of business administration](/source/Master_of_business_administration) degree from [Lehigh University](/source/Lehigh_University).[5][6] He subsequently received his [JD](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree from [George Washington University Law School](/source/George_Washington_University_Law_School).[3]

## Career

Castor began his career as a litigator in [commercial law](/source/Commercial_law) at the law firm [Blank Rome](/source/Blank_Rome) in [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) and [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.)[7][8] He is a contributor on the [Federalist Society](/source/Federalist_Society) website. Castor has been a congressional staff member in the [House Oversight Committee](/source/United_States_House_Committee_on_Oversight_and_Reform) since 2005.[3][7] He has served as a [congressional staffer](/source/Congressional_staff) for a total of seven committee chairmen, including four Republicans.[7] He was transferred to the Intelligence Committee along with Representative [Jim Jordan](/source/Jim_Jordan) who joined the committee before the beginning of the [impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump](/source/Impeachment_inquiry_against_Donald_Trump).[9]

In early November 2019, Castor was appointed as minority counsel in the impeachment inquiry, conducting questioning of witnesses on behalf of Republican members of the Intelligence Committee.[1] During the impeachment, Castor carried his legal briefs in a grocery bag.[10] His cousin, [Bruce Castor](/source/Bruce_Castor), represented Donald Trump at his second impeachment.[11]

## See also

- [Dan Goldman](/source/Dan_Goldman), majority counsel in the impeachment inquiry

## References

1. Rogers, Alex (November 13, 2019). ["Staff lawyers to take star role in first hearings on impeachment"](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/13/politics/who-are-dan-goldman-steve-castor-impeachment-lawyers/index.html). [CNN](/source/CNN). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191114113104/https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/13/politics/who-are-dan-goldman-steve-castor-impeachment-lawyers/index.html) November 14, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

1. Viebeck, Elise (November 12, 2019). ["Who is Stephen R. Castor, the GOP staff attorney in the impeachment hearings?"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/who-is-stephen-r-castor-the-gop-staff-attorney-in-the-impeachment-hearings/2019/11/12/4708df96-04a4-11ea-ac12-3325d49eacaa_story.html). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20191121185238/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/who-is-stephen-r-castor-the-gop-staff-attorney-in-the-impeachment-hearings/2019/11/12/4708df96-04a4-11ea-ac12-3325d49eacaa_story.html) November 21, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

1. Blitzer, Ronn (November 13, 2019). ["Meet Steve Castor, the attorney handling questioning for GOP during impeachment hearings"](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/steve-castor-daniel-goldman-to-handle-questions-at-impeachment-hearing). [Fox News](/source/Fox_News). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191121063501/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/steve-castor-daniel-goldman-to-handle-questions-at-impeachment-hearing) November 21, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

1. ["Schools announce honors, awards, local graduates"](https://newspaperarchive.com/doylestown-intelligencer-jun-08-1995-p-78/). *[The Intelligencer](/source/The_Intelligencer_(Doylestown,_Pennsylvania))*. p. A-6. – via [NewspaperArchive.com](/source/NewspaperArchive.com)

1. Ngo, Madeleine & Tornoe, Rob (November 13, 2019). ["Republican impeachment counsel is a Lehigh MBA graduate"](https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-trump-impeachment-lehigh-mba-student-20191113-72vh4bn6ebflzg6zze3naxzfmu-story.html). *[The Philadelphia Inquirer](/source/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer)*

1. ["Student Achievers: Stephen R. Castor"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/223624230/). *[Courier News](/source/Courier_News)*. April 2, 1998. p. 7. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Battle-Tested Attorneys to Face Off in Impeachment Inquiry"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191121010101/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/11/12/us/politics/ap%2Dus%2Dtrump%2Dimpeachment%2Dthe%2Dlawyers.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [The Associated Press](/source/The_Associated_Press). November 12, 2019. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Archived from [the original](https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/11/12/us/politics/ap-us-trump-impeachment-the-lawyers.html) on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

1. Weiss, Debra Cassens (November 14, 2019). ["Meet Stephen Castor, the GOP lawyer stealing the show in Trump impeachment hearings"](http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/meet-stephen-castor-gop-lawyer-stealing-show-in-impeachment-hearings). *ABA Journal*. [American Bar Association](/source/American_Bar_Association). Retrieved December 10, 2019.

1. Naylor, Brian (November 13, 2019). ["Who Are The Staff Attorneys Questioning Impeachment Witnesses?"](https://www.npr.org/2019/11/13/778818003/who-are-the-staff-attorneys-questioning-impeachment-witnesses). [NPR](/source/NPR). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191120141241/https://www.npr.org/2019/11/13/778818003/who-are-the-staff-attorneys-questioning-impeachment-witnesses) November 20, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

1. ["GOP counsel Steve Castor brought a reusable grocery bag instead of a briefcase to an impeachment hearing"](https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-castor-brought-reusable-grocery-bag-to-impeachment-hearing-2019-12). *[Business Insider](/source/Business_Insider)*

1. ["Bruce Castor and Madeleine Dean bring very different approaches to Trump's impeachment trial"](https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/bruce-castor-madeleine-dean-trump-impeachment-trial-20210209.html). February 9, 2021.

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