Henry Kerner is an American lawyer who serves as the Special Counsel in the
United States Office of Special Counsel
The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is a permanent independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency whose basic legislative authority comes from four federal statutes: the Civil Service Reform Act, the Whistleblower Prot ...
.
Biography
Kerner received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in history from the
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the Californ ...
, before obtaining his J.D. at
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States.
Each class ...
in 1992.
He spent 18 years as a prosecutor in California before becoming staff director for U.S. Senator
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
at the
.
In 2011, Kerner joined the
, working beneath Under Chairman
Darrell Issa
Darrell Edward Issa ( ; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for California's 50th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served i ...
and Chairman
Jason Chaffetz
Jason E. Chaffetz (; born March 26, 1967) is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until his resignation in 2017. He chaired the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2015 until 2017.
Ch ...
.
Kerner went on to become Assistant Vice President for Investigations at the small-government advocacy organization Cause of Action Institute.
In June 2017, President
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
nominated Kerner to become Special Counsel at the
United States Office of Special Counsel
The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is a permanent independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency whose basic legislative authority comes from four federal statutes: the Civil Service Reform Act, the Whistleblower Prot ...
. He was confirmed by the 115th Congress with final voting from the U.S. Senate in October 2017.
References
External links
Biography at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel*
"Newly Installed Special Counsel Wants to Adjudicate Cases More Swiftly"''Government Executive.'' Retrieved March 6, 2018
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Living people
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Harvard Law School alumni
21st-century American lawyers
Trump administration personnel
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)