Maureen E. Mahoney (born August 28, 1954) is a former deputy attorney general and an "appeals lawyer" at law firm Latham & amp; Watkins in Washington, D.C., who has postulated the case before the United States Supreme Court. In particular, he argued on behalf of the University of Michigan and his affirmative action program at Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), in which the Court ruled in favor of Michigan in a 5-4 vote.
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Early life and education
Mahoney was born in South Bend, while his father attended Notre Dame University Law School. The family moved to Merrillville, Indiana in 1961, when he was in first grade. Mahoney announced at the age of eight that he wanted to be a lawyer like his father, who was a personal injury lawyer.
Mahoney graduated from Merrillville High School in 1972, where he was on the school swim team. Mahoney holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Indiana University and J.D. from the Law Faculty of the University of Chicago, where he is in charge of a school legal review.
Mahoney was the scribe for Judge Robert Sprecher of the United States Court of Appeal for the Seventh Circuit before applying for then-Associate Justice William Rehnquist.
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Professional career
Mahoney joins Latham & amp; Watkins in 1980 and remain in the firm for the next 11 years. He later served as Deputy Attorney General in the George H. W. Bush administration, where he was future colleague of US Supreme Court Justice John G. Roberts. In April 1992, President George H. W. Bush nominated him to serve as a US District Court judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, but his candidacy was not acted upon by the Senate before the Bush presidency ended. "It was really the lowest point in my career," he said. "I've never heard of, and there's never a conflict I know, so it's not bad, it's just disappointing."
In 1993, Mahoney reunited with Latham & amp; Watkins.
Mahoney is the sole defense attorney of Joseph Nacchio in the process around alleged insider trading.
Speculation of the Supreme Court
Harriet Miers' withdrawal of his Supreme Court nomination made Mahoney a possible candidate for the Supreme Court in 2005. However, his position in affirmative affairs cases of the University of Michigan raised concerns among conservatives, and he was eventually passed for Samuel Alito. "I've got a dream job, but it's very good to consider," he told the Times of Northwest Indiana.
Mahoney is also touted as a possible Supreme Court candidate in the presidency of John McCain.
Politics
Mahoney supports former Mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani in the 2008 presidential election. In the presidential election of 2012, Mahoney supports Mitt Romney.
Personal
Mahoney married to Washington lawyer, D.C. William H. Crispin. They live in Alexandria, Virginia and also have a vacation home in Nantucket, Massachusetts. They have two children.
Mahoney is also known for his ritual of eating donuts before every oral argument. "When I swim as a kid, my coach says I need some sugar in me if I want to compete," Mahoney explained.
See also
- List of legal clerks in the United States Supreme Court
- George W. Bush Supreme Court Candidate
References
- Mears, Bill. "The Supreme Court heard the argument of affirmative action: Decisions could have an impact on the recruitment of jobs, government contracts", CNN.com , April 2, 2003. Retrieved February 4, 2006
- Katie Gazella, "Legal team: Maureen Mahoney", University of Online Record; to the Staff and Faculty of the University of Michigan (2003-06-24).
External links
- Latham & amp; Watkins Biography from Maureen Mahoney
- Maureen Mahoney's campaign donation
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