Is Neal Katyal a Democrat or Republican?

Neal Katyal belongs to the Democratic party. Neal Katyal has previously served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the U.S. Justice Department.

Neal Katyal served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States from May 2010 until June 2011 during the Obama administration.

Neal Katyal has represented Vice-President Al Gore as co-counsel in Bush v. Gore. He is the only head of the Solicitor General’s office to argue in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Neal Katyal drafted special counsel regulations in 1999, responsible for guiding the Mueller investigation of the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.

Neal Katyal was named by American Lawyer Magazine in 2017 as the Grand Prize Litigator of the Year for 2016 and 2017. In 2004, The National Law Journal awarded Katyal its Pro Bono award.

American Lawyer Magazine named Neal Katyal one of the top 50 litigators nationally. Katyal was named by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the 30 best living Supreme Court advocates.