John Bash

John Franklin Bash III
United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas
Assumed office
December 11, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Richard Durbin
Personal details
Spouse(s) Zina Gelman (m. 2007)[1]
Children 1
Education Harvard University
Harvard Law School

John Franklin Bash III is an American attorney who currently serves as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Biography

In 2003, Bash graduated from Harvard University, where he was a staff writer for the Harvard Crimson.[2][3] In 2006 he received a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.[4][5] After law school, Bash clerked for Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court during the 2007-2008 Term, and earlier for Brett Kavanaugh of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[6]

Following Bash's clerkships, he was an associate attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where his practice focused on complex litigation in federal district and appellate courts.[6][7] From 2012 to 2017, Bash was an Assistant to the Solicitor General in the United States Department of Justice.[8][9] In that role, he argued ten cases on behalf of the United States before the Supreme Court of the United States.[10] From 2017 to 2018, he was a special assistant and associate counsel to U.S. President Donald Trump.[11][12] On December 11, 2017, he was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas.[13][14][15][16]

Personal life

In 2007, Bash married Zina Gelman, who had also clerked for Judge Brett Kavanaugh.[1] They have a daughter.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Zina Gelman, John Bash III". The New York Times. July 8, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Bash, John F. (October 15, 2001). "Opinion: Bring Back ROTC Now". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Bash, John F.; Reed, Geoffrey F. (May 7, 2001). "Opinion: Death Penalty: Two Critiques". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Staff List-Vol. 120 2006-07". Harvard Law Review. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Masthead, Vol 119". Harvard Law Review. 2005–2006. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixth Wave of United States Attorney Nominations". The White House. September 8, 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ↑ "Trump appoints new top prosecutor for West Texas". USA Today. September 8, 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Apuzzo, Matt; Liptak, Adam (April 21, 2015). "At Supreme Court, Eric Holder's Justice Dept. Routinely Backs Officers' Use of Force". New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lecture: Preparing for Oral Arguments". Harvard Law Today. March 29, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  10. ↑ Autullo, Ryan (August 23, 2017). "Sources: Trump assistant to be top federal prosecutor in Central Texas". Austin American Statesman. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Stern, Seth (May 18, 2017). "Regime Change: President Donald Trump taps alumni for White House and agency hires". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Scarramucci and other alumni among Trump's recent appointees". Harvard Law Today. July 26, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ "US attorney for Western District of Texas is sworn in". Laredo Morning Times. December 12, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ Contreras, Guillermo (April 12, 2018). "West Texas' new chief law enforcement officer outlines priorities". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Newspapers LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  15. ↑ Danner, Patrick; Contreras, Guillermo (June 26, 2018). "Uresti gets 12 years in prison". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ Contreras, Guillermo (April 20, 2018). "Trucker involved in deadly smuggling of dozens of immigrants sentenced to life in prison". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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