Stuart Frank Delery (born 1968) is an American attorney who is currently serving as the

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, as of July 2022, succeeding Dana Remus. Previously, Delery had served as Deputy Counsel to the President in the

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, announced in December 2020. Prior to that, he was the Acting United States Associate Attorney General from 2014 to 2016.

Education

Delery earned a

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degree from the

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in 1990 and a

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from

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in 1993. He served as a law clerk for justices

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and

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, in addition to Gerald Bard Tjoflat of the

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Career

Delery joined the

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in 2009 as the chief of staff and counselor to the

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. He later served as a senior counselor to the

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. From March 2012 to September 2014, Delery served as the 35th Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division. After the resignation of Tony West, Delery served as acting

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from 2014 to 2016. Delery stepped down from his position in April 2016. After leaving the Department of Justice, Delery worked as a partner at

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in Washington, 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

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and immigration cases. In July 2022, Delery became

after the departure of Dana Remus. He is the first openly gay person to hold this role.

Personal life

Delery is gay. Upon his nomination as

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in 2012, he became the highest-ranking openly-gay person serving in the

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