# Stuart Delery

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American lawyer (born 1968)

Stuart Delery Delery in 2015 White House Counsel In office July 1, 2022 – September 11, 2023 President Joe Biden Preceded by Dana Remus Succeeded by Ed Siskel United States Associate Attorney General Acting In office September 15, 2014 – April 17, 2016 President Barack Obama Preceded by Tony West Succeeded by William Baer United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division In office March 12, 2012 – April 17, 2016 Acting: March 12, 2012 – August 1, 2013 President Barack Obama Preceded by Tony West Succeeded by Jody Hunt Personal details Born Stuart Frank Delery 1968 (age 57–58) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Party Democratic Education University of Virginia (BA) Yale University (JD)

**Stuart Frank Delery**[1] (born 1968)[2] is an American attorney who served as the [White House Counsel](/source/White_House_Counsel), from July 2022 to September 2023.[3][4] Previously, Delery had served as [Deputy Counsel to the President](/source/Office_of_the_White_House_Counsel) in the [Biden administration](/source/Biden_administration), announced in December 2020. Prior to that, he was the Acting [United States Associate Attorney General](/source/United_States_Associate_Attorney_General) from 2014 to 2016.

## Education

Delery earned a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree from the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia) in 1990 and a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from [Yale Law School](/source/Yale_Law_School) in 1993.[1] He served as a law clerk for Justices [Sandra Day O'Connor](/source/Sandra_Day_O'Connor) and [Byron White](/source/Byron_White), in addition to [Gerald Bard Tjoflat](/source/Gerald_Bard_Tjoflat) of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit).[5]

## Career

Delery joined the [United States Department of Justice](/source/United_States_Department_of_Justice) in 2009 as the chief of staff and counselor to the [United States Deputy Attorney General](/source/United_States_Deputy_Attorney_General). He later served as a senior counselor to the [United States Attorney General](/source/United_States_Attorney_General). From March 2012 to September 2014, Delery served as the 35th [Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division](/source/United_States_Department_of_Justice_Civil_Division).[6] After the resignation of [Tony West](/source/Tony_West_(attorney)), Delery served as acting [Associate Attorney General](/source/United_States_Associate_Attorney_General) from 2014 to 2016.[7][8][9][10] Delery stepped down from his position in April 2016.[11]

After leaving the [Department of Justice](/source/United_States_Department_of_Justice), Delery worked as a partner at [Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher](/source/Gibson%2C_Dunn_%26_Crutcher) in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), where he specialized in white collar defense, constitutional law, and national security. He also maintained a pro bono practice, where he specialized in [LGBT](/source/LGBT) and immigration cases.[12][13]

In July 2022, Delery became [White House Counsel](/source/White_House_Counsel) after the departure of [Dana Remus](/source/Dana_Remus). He is the first openly [gay](/source/Gay) person to hold this role.[14][15]

## Personal life

Delery is [gay](/source/Gay). Upon his nomination as [associate attorney general](/source/United_States_Associate_Attorney_General) in 2012, he became the highest-ranking openly-gay person serving in the [United States Department of Justice](/source/United_States_Department_of_Justice).[16]

## See also

- [List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 6)](/source/List_of_law_clerks_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States_(Seat_6))

- [List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 8)](/source/List_of_law_clerks_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States_(Seat_8))

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Martindale_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Martindale_1-1) ["Stuart Frank Delery Profile"](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/stuart-f-delery-379143). *www.martindale.com*. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Stuart F. Delery. Final Senate Judiciary Questionnaire](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Stuart-F-Delery-Final-Senate-Judiciary-Questionnaire.pdf) judiciary.senate.gov

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["President Joe Biden Names Ed Siskel NewWhite House lawyer who advised Biden on pandemic and GOP investigations is set to leave next month"](https://apnews.com/article/white-house-counsel-biden-delery-republican-investigations-631da5c006d0091e9c9fa6e111382cc7). *www.AP new.com*. August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["President Joe Biden Names Ed Siskel New White House Counsel"](https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/22/president-joe-biden-names-ed-siskel-new-white-house-counsel/). *[White House](/source/White_House)*. August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Stuart F. Delery"](https://juvenilecouncil.ojp.gov/bio/stuart-delery). *Office of Justice Programs*. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Gibson Dunn | Delery, Stuart F."](https://www.gibsondunn.com/lawyer/delery-stuart-f/) *Gibson Dunn*. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["PN128 - Nomination of Stuart F. Delery for Department of Justice, 114th Congress (2015-2016)"](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/114th-congress/128). *www.congress.gov*. December 18, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Stuart F. Delery | The Federalist Society"](https://fedsoc.org/contributors/stuart-delery). *fedsoc.org*. April 26, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Apuzzo, Matt (September 5, 2014). ["Justice Dept. Promotes Lawyer to No. 3 Post (Published 2014)"](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/06/us/politics/justice-department-promotes-stuart-delery-gay-rights-specialist.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved November 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Protess, Ben (November 20, 2020). ["S.&P. Nears Settlement With Justice Dept. Over Inflated Ratings"](https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/s-p-nears-settlement-with-justice-over-inflated-ratings/). *DealBook*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Johnson, Carrie (April 5, 2016). ["Justice Department's No. 3 Official Is Stepping Down"](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/05/473092306/justice-departments-no-3-official-is-stepping-down). *NPR.org*. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Gibson Dunn | Stuart Delery, Third-Ranking DOJ Official, Joins Gibson Dunn in Washington, DC. Delery has been appointed as Deputy General Counsel to the President of the United States by Joseph Biden"](https://www.gibsondunn.com/stuart-delery-third-ranking-doj-official-joins-gibson-dunn-in-washington-dc/). *Gibson Dunn*. September 12, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Stuart Delery - Yale Law School"](https://law.yale.edu/stuart-delery). *law.yale.edu*. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Samuels, Brett (July 15, 2022). ["White House counsel Dana Remus to leave role next month"](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3524582-white-house-counsel-dana-remus-to-leave-role-next-month/). *The Hill*. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Johnson, Carrie (June 15, 2022). ["Dana Remus made legal history in the White House. Now she's moving on"](https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1104920806/dana-remus-made-legal-history-in-the-white-house-now-shes-moving-on). *NPR*. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Openly Gay Stuart Delery To Serve As Acting Associate Attorney General. Delery has a husband, Richard, and two children, Michael and Sebastian"](http://www.ontopmag.com/article/19389/Openly_Gay_Stuart_Delery_To_Serve_As_Acting_Associate_Attorney_General). *On Top Magazine*. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

## External links

- [Appearances](https://www.c-span.org/person/?66380) on [C-SPAN](/source/C-SPAN)

Legal offices Preceded by Dana Remus White House Counsel 2022–2023 Succeeded by Ed Siskel

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