Today, Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall issued the following statement on the passing of former Solicitor General Drew S. Days III: “We are saddened to learn of the passing yesterday of former Solicitor General Drew Days. As Solicitor General from 1993 to 1996, Drew Days was a distinguished advocate for the United States before the Supreme Court, a wise leader for this office, and a cherished colleague. His career outside the office was no less remarkable. He was a trailblazing civil-rights litigator for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the respected head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and a beloved professor at Yale Law School for many decades. His colleagues at the Solicitor General’s Office will remember Drew as a kind and gentle soul with a firm commitment to principle. We offer our deepest condolences to his family and join the legal community in mourning his passing.”
Source: US Department of Justice
