Solicitor Common and Deputy Legal professional Common for Particular Litigation Named
Incoming Missouri Legal professional Common Andrew Bailey introduced Wednesday that nationwide conservative determine and Federalist Society member Josh Divine will serve the Workplace of Legal professional Common as Solicitor Common.
“My spouse and I are thrilled to maneuver our household again to Missouri, and I’m honored to function Solicitor Common,” Divine stated. “I sit up for working with Legal professional Common Bailey to guard the rule of legislation and defend the constitutional rights of the folks of Missouri.”
Divine has established a fame amongst nationwide conservative authorized circles. He is a long-time member of the Federalist Society and is an approved speaker by the organization, touring a number of occasions a yr to talk to conservative authorized teams. “ I’m so thrilled that Josh – an skilled pragmatic conservative – is becoming a member of my workforce to struggle to guard our constitutional freedoms and values.” – stated Andrew Bailey
“Andrew Bailey’s file as a battle-tested, constitutional conservative will serve each Missourian properly. His dedication to the Structure has outlined his profession as a adorned Military fight veteran and a tricky prosecutor who has put violent criminals behind bars protected spiritual liberty and defended our freedom of speech, which is more and more beneath assault by Huge Tech. I sit up for his management as Legal professional Common for the State of Missouri.” – Mentioned Josh Divine
The announcement that Divine will be part of Bailey’s workers comes days after the announcement that one of the more prominent figures in the Missouri legal community Ray Wagner will be joining the Office of Attorney General as Senior Advisor and Chief Counselor joining the office’s leadership team following Bailey’s swearing-in next month.
Divine clerked on the Supreme Court docket for Justice Thomas and on the U.S. Court docket of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for Decide William Pryor. He obtained a bachelor’s diploma in arithmetic from the College of Northern Colorado. He beforehand served within the Legal professional Common’s workplace from 2017 to 2019 as Deputy Solicitor Common.
“The State of Missouri is lucky to have a superb legal professional like Josh Divine as Solicitor Common. His authorized acumen and expertise are incomparable,” Legal professional Common-designee Bailey stated. “Missourians have additionally benefitted enormously from John Sauer’s work as Solicitor Common for the previous six years and can additional profit from his work defending our state and our freedoms in particular litigation. I can not thank each Josh and John sufficient for his or her service.”
Present Solicitor Common John Sauer, who has mounted up a formidable listing of court docket wins towards the Biden administration will stay on workers within the position of Deputy Legal professional Common for Particular Litigation.
“Our workforce will probably be prepared to maneuver ahead in January and instantly get to work on behalf of the Missourians who depend on our workplace on daily basis,” stated Bailey.
Scott Faughn is the writer of The Missouri Occasions, proprietor of the Clayton Occasions in Clayton; SEMO Occasions in Poplar Bluff; and host of the one statewide political tv present, This Week in Missouri Politics.
