Nomination of Charles Fried To Be Solicitor General of the United States

The President today announced his intention to nominate Charles Fried to be Solicitor General of the United States, Department of Justice, vice Rex E. Lee, resigned.

Since 1985 Mr. Fried has served as Deputy Solicitor General and counselor to the Solicitor General at the Department of Justice. Previously he was special assistant to the Attorney General. From 1961 to 1984, he held various positions at Harvard University Law School including Carter professor of general jurisprudence (1981-1984); lecturer on medical ethics at Harvard Medical School (1974-1975); professor of law; and assistant professor (1961-1965). From 1960 to 1961, Mr. Fried was law clerk to Justice John Harlan, United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Fried graduated from Princeton University (A.B., 1956), Oxford University (B.A., 1958; M.A., 1960), and Columbia University Law School (J.D., 1961). He is married to the former Anne Summerscale, and they have two children. Mr. Fried was born April 15, 1935, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and currently resides in Washington, DC.