Statement On The Passing Of Walter Dellinger

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer

One of the nation’s greatest constitutional scholars and Supreme Court lawyers, former Acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger, passed away yesterday. (Read more about his remarkable career and contribution to our nation here and here.)

Walter, whom I knew for only a few years, was a friend and colleague. He was a passionate patriot and an unswerving defender of our democracy, our Constitution, and the rule of law. He was a remarkable man.

In 2020, Walter joined with two other former Solicitors General, Seth Waxman and Donald Verrilli, to lead the Biden campaign’s successful defense against Trump’s attempt to steal the 2020 election from duly elected President Biden.

Walter was an adviser to Presidents and a counselor, teacher, and mentor to anyone who came across his path and needed help and advice. Walter was an exemplary public official and the ultimate embodiment of Justice Brandeis’ view that “the most important political office in the land is that of the private citizen.”

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