Jonathan Meyer
Jonathan Meyer | |||
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| General Counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security | |||
| Assumed office October 6, 2021 | |||
| President | Joe Biden | ||
| Preceded by | John Mitnick | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Education | Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts) Columbia University School of Law (Juris Doctor) Princeton University (Master of Public Administration) | ||
| Occupation | n lawyer and government official | ||
Jonathan Eugene Meyer is an American lawyer and government official who has served as the sixth General Counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security since 2021.[1]
Education
Meyer received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University, his Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law, and his Masters in Public Affairs from Princeton University.[2][3]
Legal career
After law school, he worked in private practice as a litigator and corporate lawyer before joining the staff of Republican Bill Gradison of Ohio.[3] Meyer later served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice before serving as counsel to then-Senator Joe Biden on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and as the Senator's acting Chief Counsel.[2][4] He later reprised his role at the United States Department of Justice and went on to serve as a Special Deputy General Counsel of Amtrak.[5][2] Meyer joined the Department of Homeland Security in 2011, where he served as Senior Counselor and Deputy General Counsel until 2016, during the presidency of Barack Obama.[4][6] He then joined the law firm Sheppard Mullin as a partner, where he worked until 2021.[5] While in private practice, Meyer continued to make sporadic media appearances.[7][8][9] Following the 2020 United States Presidential Election, then-President-elect Biden appointed Meyer to lead the DHS Agency Review Team (DHS Transition Team) as a part of the former's Presidential transition of Joe Biden.[10]
General Counsel of Homeland Security
On April 12, 2021, President Joe Biden announced Meyer as the nominee to be the Department of Homeland Security General Counsel.[6] The nomination was widely reported, emphasizing the fact that "Meyer and Biden go way back."[11] On April 29, 2021, his nomination was formally received by the United States Senate and referred to the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.[1] On May 27, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.[12] Cloture was invoked on Meyer's nomination on September 29, 2021 by a vote of 52-46 and he was confirmed by the US Senate on October 4, 2021, by a vote of 51-47.[1][13][2][3][14] He was sworn in on October 6, 2021 by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.[15]
Controversies
Meyer was named in a Business Insider list of 31 top Biden appointees with "potential ethical conflicts," a list that included the majority of the Cabinet of Joe Biden.[16] The article also highlights Meyer's financial disclosure, placing him in the category of making more than $500,000 per year as a partner in private practice, having represented clients such as Deloitte and Salesforce. His disclosure included a "confidential client whom he did not identify because the individual was subject to a non-public investigation." The Revolving Door Project claims he represented numerous military contractors, as well.[17]
Republican Senator Rob Portman claimed Meyer was slow and not entirely forthcoming in his responses to Members of Congress during his time in the Obama administration.[18] Democratic Senator Gary Peters, however, rebutted this, saying Meyer "has demonstrated that he understands the complex legal issues facing DHS and the importance of ensuring that the Department cooperates with Congressional oversight."[19] Portman later issued a statement saying he had a secured a commitment from Meyer "that he would provide complete and timely materials requested by the Committee for oversight purposes."[20] Both Senators ultimately voted for Meyer's confirmation.
Personal life
Meyer is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio and now lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his wife and three children. He is an "avid fan" of the Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bengals.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "PN560 - Nomination of Jonathan Eugene Meyer for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". www.congress.gov. October 4, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Jonathan Meyer Confirmed by Senate as DHS General Counsel - HS Today". Homeland Security Today. October 5, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sheppard Mullin Partner Jonathan Meyer Confirmed as Department of Homeland Security General Counsel". www.sheppardmullin.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/04/14/biden-taps-cincinnati-native-to-be-security-agency.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Former Department of Homeland Security Deputy General Counsel Jonathan Meyer Joins Sheppard Mullin Washington, D.C." Yahoo.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Members for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security". The White House. April 12, 2021.
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/facing-unrest-on-american-streets-trump-turns-homeland-security-powers-inward/2020/07/21/655e7822-cb71-11ea-89ce-ac7d5e4a5a38_story.html
- ↑ https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/10/trump-administration-collect-dna-migrants
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/politics/trump-asylum-seekers-federal-judge.html
- ↑ Wartman, Scott. "Biden nominates Cincinnati native as top Department of Homeland Security official". The Enquirer.
- ↑ https://www.meritalk.com/articles/white-house-to-nominate-jen-easterly-as-cisa-director/
- ↑ "Hearings | Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee". www.hsgac.senate.gov.
- ↑ "Top DHS Lawyer Confirmed as Biden Agenda Faces Legal Turmoil". Bloomberg Government.
- ↑ "Senate Confirms Sheppard Mullin Partner As DHS GC - Law360". www.law360.com.
- ↑ "DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Swears In Jonathan Meyer (5) | Homeland Security". www.dhs.gov.
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-conflicts-wealth-corporate-clients-ethics-2021-8
- ↑ https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/closing-the-revolving-door-public-financial-disclosures-reveal-potential-conflicts-of-interest-facing-biden-appointees/
- ↑ https://about.bgov.com/news/biden-homeland-nominees-advance-despite-gop-concerns-on-border/
- ↑ https://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/story/news/2021/10/12/heres-look-how-area-members-congress-voted/6079947001/
- ↑ https://www.portman.senate.gov/newsroom/robs-rundown/robs-rundown-week-may-24-may-28-2021
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