Joe D. Whitley | |
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| General Counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security | |
| In office July 31, 2003[1] – May 18, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Position established[2] |
| Succeeded by | Philip Perry[3] |
| United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia[4] | |
| In office June 1990 – November 1993[4] | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Bob Barr[5] |
| Succeeded by | Kent Barron Alexander[6] |
| United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia[4] | |
| In office September 1981 – February 1987[4] | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | D. Lee Rampey Jr.[7] |
| Succeeded by | Edgar W. Ennis Jr.[8] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joe Dally Whitley[9] November 12, 1950 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Kathleen Pinion[4] |
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Education | University of Georgia (BA, JD) |
| Website | [1] |
Joe Dally Whitley (born November 12, 1950) is an American lawyer from Georgia who was the first General Counsel for the United States Department of Homeland Security.[10] He works in private practice at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP and has been named a Super Lawyer,[10] listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, named a ‘’2019 Lawyer of the Year’’,[11] is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers.[12]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "PN532 - Nomination of Joe D. Whitley for Department of Homeland Security, 108th Congress (2003-2004)". 31 July 2003.
- ^ "PN355 - Nomination of Philip J. Perry for Department of Homeland Security, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". 8 June 2005.
- ^ a b c d e Nominations of Joe D. Whitley and Penrose C. Albright : hearing before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session ... July 29, 2003 (2004)
- ^ "PN1387 - Nomination of Joe D. Whitley for Department of Justice, 101st Congress (1989-1990)". 4 August 1990.
- ^ "PN1031 - Nomination of Kent Barron Alexander for Department of Justice, 103rd Congress (1993-1994)". 25 March 1994.
- ^ "PN679 - Nomination of Joe D. Whitley for Department of Justice, 97th Congress (1981-1982)". 21 October 1981.
- ^ "PN708 - Nomination of Edgar W. Ennis Jr. For Department of Justice, 100th Congress (1987-1988)". 25 February 1988.
- ^ University of Georgia Alumni Directory (1978), page 555
- ^ a b "Why Joe Whitley was tapped to become the first general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security". superlawyers.com. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Best Lawyers, 2019 Lawyer of the Year". bestlawyers.com. Best Lawyers®. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Joe D. Whitley". bakerdonelson.com. Baker Donelson. Retrieved 23 April 2019.