Federal Judiciary

Garre now has the job, in full

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

Gregory G. Garre, nominated four months ago to be U.S. Solicitor General, on Monday took the final steps to assume that role in his own right.  He has been the “Acting Solicitor General” since he was chosen in June to replace departing Paul D. Clement.  As late as Monday morning’s Supreme Court orders list, and the Court’s current hearing list for October, Garre still had the “Acting” label.

His first argument of the new Term will be Wednesday in Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy, et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al. (07-1239) — a test of the environmental impact of the Navy’s use of sonar in training exercises in waters off the Pacific Coast, where marine mammals may be affected.

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on October 06, 2008 (boomark / email).