Appointment of Phillip D. Brady as Deputy Counsel to the President

The President today announced the appointment of Phillip D. Brady to be Deputy Counsel to the President. He replaces Jay Stephens.

Since 1985 Mr. Brady has been Deputy Assistant to the Vice President. Prior to joining the Vice President's staff, he served in the Department of Justice as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, 1984-1985, and Associate Deputy Attorney General, 1983-1984; Director, Congressional and Public Affairs, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1982-1983; Director, Region IX, ACTION Agency, 1981-1982; legislative counsel, Representative Daniel E. Lungren, 1979-1981; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 1978-1979; and an associate in the law firm of Spray, Gould and Bowers, 1976-1978.

Mr. Brady graduated from the University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1973) and the Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1976). He was born May 20, 1951, in Pasadena, CA. Mr. Brady is married and has three children and resides in Arlington, VA.