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Stephen Castor | |
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| Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 52–53) |
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| Occupation | Attorney |
Stephen R. Castor is an American trial attorney who served as minority counsel in the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump.[1][2] Castor has been a congressional staff member in the House Oversight Committee since 2004.[3]
Early life
[edit]Castor received his bachelor's degree in business logistics from Pennsylvania State University in 1995[4] and in 1998 he received a master of business administration degree from Lehigh University.[5][6] He subsequently received his JD degree from George Washington University Law School.[3]
Career
[edit]Castor began his career as a litigator in commercial law at the law firm Blank Rome in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.[7][8] He is a contributor on the Federalist Society website. Castor has been a congressional staff member in the House Oversight Committee since 2005.[3][7] He has served as a congressional staffer for a total of seven committee chairmen, including four Republicans.[7] He was transferred to the Intelligence Committee along with Representative Jim Jordan who joined the committee before the beginning of the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump.[9]
In early November 2019, Castor was appointed as minority counsel in the impeachment inquiry, conducting questioning of witnesses on behalf of Republican members of the Intelligence Committee.[1] During the impeachment, Castor carried his legal briefs in a grocery bag.[10] His cousin, Bruce Castor, represented Donald Trump at his second impeachment.[11]
See also
[edit]- Dan Goldman, majority counsel in the impeachment inquiry
References
[edit]- 1 2 Rogers, Alex (November 13, 2019). "Staff lawyers to take star role in first hearings on impeachment". CNN. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ↑ Viebeck, Elise (November 12, 2019). "Who is Stephen R. Castor, the GOP staff attorney in the impeachment hearings?". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 Blitzer, Ronn (November 13, 2019). "Meet Steve Castor, the attorney handling questioning for GOP during impeachment hearings". Fox News. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Schools announce honors, awards, local graduates". The Intelligencer. Doylestown, PA. p. A-6 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ↑ Ngo, Madeleine; Tornoe, Rob (November 13, 2019). "Republican impeachment counsel is a Lehigh MBA graduate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, PA.
- ↑ "Student Achievers: Stephen R. Castor". Courier News. Somerville, NJ. April 2, 1998. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Battle-Tested Attorneys to Face Off in Impeachment Inquiry". The New York Times. The Associated Press. November 12, 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ↑ Weiss, Debra Cassens (November 14, 2019). "Meet Stephen Castor, the GOP lawyer stealing the show in Trump impeachment hearings". ABA Journal. American Bar Association. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ↑ Naylor, Brian (November 13, 2019). "Who Are The Staff Attorneys Questioning Impeachment Witnesses?". NPR. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ↑ "GOP counsel Steve Castor brought a reusable grocery bag instead of a briefcase to an impeachment hearing". Business Insider.
- ↑ "Bruce Castor and Madeleine Dean bring very different approaches to Trump's impeachment trial". February 9, 2021.
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