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Born December 31, 1979 (age 37)
Lexington, Missouri, U.S. ( 1979-12-31 ) Website Campaign website
Government website Office Missouri Attorney General since 2017 Education Stanford University, Yale University Books Theodore Roosevelt: Preacher of Righteousness Similar Mike Parson, Eric Schmitt, Chris Koster, Eric Greitens, Jason Kander Profiles | ||
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Joshua David “Josh” Hawley (born December 31, 1979) is an American constitutional attorney and politician who serves as the 42nd and current Attorney General of Missouri. Hawley has served as co-counsel on multiple cases at the United States Supreme Court, including Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, 573 U.S. ___ (2014) and Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC, 565 U.S. ___ (2012).
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- Josh hawley uses facebook live motif in political ad
- Josh hawley on the marc cox show i had the privilege to be one of the hobby lobby lawyers
- Education
- Legal career
- Public Office
- 2016 Election
- Residence
- Selected Publications
- Personal life
- Campaign Endorsements
- References
Josh hawley on the marc cox show i had the privilege to be one of the hobby lobby lawyers
Education
Hawley grew up in Lexington, Missouri, and graduated from Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He went on to graduate with highest honors from Stanford University with an A.B. in History. He attended Yale Law School, where he led the conservative Yale Federalist Society and earned clerkships at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and subsequently the United States Supreme Court.
After attending Yale Law School, Josh was selected to be a judicial clerk for the Hon. Michael W. McConnell of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He subsequently earned a clerkship at the U.S. Supreme Court with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. During this time, Hawley met his wife, a fellow Supreme Court clerk, Erin Morrow Hawley.
Legal career
After Hawley’s clerkships, he worked as an appellate litigator at Hogan Lovells US LLP in Washington D.C. At Hogan, Josh briefed cases in multiple federal circuit courts, numerous state courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. His practice spanned multiple fields of law, including the First Amendment, copyright, ERISA and criminal law.
Hawley has served as Senior Counsel to The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. With the Becket Fund, Josh litigated groundbreaking First Amendment cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, in the federal circuit courts and state courts of last resort. These cases most notably included Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC in 2012 and the landmark Supreme Court case Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores.
Hawley has also served as an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri Law School. At the University of Missouri, Josh taught Constitutional Law, Constitutional Theory, Legislation, and Torts.
Public Office
Hawley was the Founder and Former President of Missouri Liberty Project, a coalition of everyday citizens dedicated to fighting government overreach, defending the U.S. Constitution, and informing Missourians about the need for limited government.
2016 Election
In 2016, Hawley ran for Attorney General of Missouri. On August 2, he defeated Kurt Schafer in the Republican primary 64-36%. He faced Democrat Teresa Hensley in the general election on November 8. Hawley won 61.10% of the vote to Hensley's 38.90%.
Residence
Missouri law requires the Attorney General of Missouri to "reside" in the state capital, Jefferson City. Hawley has refused to move his residence and has asserted that the law only requires his office to be in Jefferson City.
Selected Publications
Personal life
Josh and his wife, Erin, also a leading national appellate attorney and former U.S. Supreme Court clerk, live in Columbia, Missouri with their two young sons.