Noel John Francisco (born August 21, 1969) is an American lawyer who served as Solicitor General of the United States from 2017 to 2020. [1] He was the first Asian American confirmed by the United States Senate to hold the position. [2] Francisco is now a …

Oct 18, 2022 · Noel John Francisco was sworn in as the 47th Solicitor General of the United States on September 19, 2017. Prior to joining the Justice Department, he was a partner in the Washington, DC office of Jones Day, where he was the chair of the Firm’s Government Regulation Practice.

Jun 17, 2020 · Under Solicitor General Francisco’s leadership, the United States consistently and successfully advocated in support of our nation’s core Constitutional principles including religious liberty, separation of powers, first amendment freedoms and enforcement of immigration laws.

Feb 18, 2021 · Noel John Francisco was sworn in as the 47th Solicitor General of the United States on September 19, 2017. Prior to joining the Justice Department, he was a partner in the Washington, DC office of Jones Day, where he was the chair of the Firm’s Government Regulation Practice.

Jun 17, 2020 · After just under three years (and three Supreme Court terms) on the job, Noel Francisco announced today that he would step down as the solicitor general of the United States, effective July 3, 2020. In a letter to President Donald Trump, Francisco wrote that he planned “to return to the private sect

Jun 11, 2020 · US Solicitor General Noel Francisco is expected to resign from his role as the government’s top lawyer before the Supreme Court in the coming days, according to two sources familiar with...

Jun 17, 2020 · The Trump administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer is leaving his post after three years. Noel Francisco argued 17 cases before the Supreme Court during his time as Solicitor General.

Jun 17, 2020 · Francisco, 50, who announced Wednesday that he will leave the post next month, spent three years as solicitor general of the United States during a time of non-stop legal tumult.

Jun 11, 2020 · Francisco was finally confirmed by the U.S. Senate and assumed the formal role of the office in late September 2017. Since then, he has represented the Trump administration in various hot-button legal disputes before the Supreme Court.

Jones Day has announced that Noel J. Francisco will rejoin the firm’s Washington office after serving three years as the 48th Solicitor General of the United States.