Bruce Castor
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Bruce Lee Castor Jr.[1] (born October 24, 1961)[2][3] is an American lawyer and retired Republican politician from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was appointed as the first Solicitor General of Pennsylvania in March 2016, and also first deputy attorney general the following July. Castor became acting attorney general less than a month later. He led for the defense of the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump along with American lawyer David Schoen.[4]
Quick Facts Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Governor ...
Bruce Castor | |
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Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
Acting August 17, 2016 – August 31, 2016 | |
Governor | Tom Wolf |
Preceded by | Kathleen Kane |
Succeeded by | Bruce Beemer |
Solicitor General of Pennsylvania | |
In office March 21, 2016 – September 9, 2016 | |
Governor | Tom Wolf |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners | |
In office January 7, 2008 – January 4, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Tom Ellis |
Succeeded by | Joe Gale |
District Attorney of Montgomery County | |
In office January 3, 2000 – January 7, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Michael D. Marino |
Succeeded by | Risa Vetri Ferman |
Personal details | |
Born | Bruce Lee Castor Jr. (1961-10-24) October 24, 1961 (age 62) Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Elizabeth |
Children | 2 |
Education | Lafayette College (AB) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
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