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Theodore Olson (Theodore Bevry Olson) was born on 11 September, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., is an American lawyer. Discover Theodore Olson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 11 September 1940
Birthday 11 September
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Karen Beatie (m. 1964-1987) Jolie Bales (m. 1989-1991) Barbara Bracher (m. 1996-2001) Lady Booth (m. 2006)

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1940

Theodore Bevry Olson (born September 11, 1940) is an American lawyer who served as the 42nd solicitor general of the United States from 2001 until 2004.

1958

He attended Los Altos High School where he graduated in 1958.

1962

In 1962, Olson graduated cum laude from the University of the Pacific with a degree in communications and history where he was a charter member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity chapter.

1965

He earned his J.D. degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1965.

At Berkeley, Olson served as a contributor to the California Law Review and was a member of Order of the Coif.

In 1965, Olson joined the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as an associate.

1972

In 1972, he was named a partner.

1980

A high-profile client in the 1980s was Jonathan Pollard, who had been convicted of selling government secrets to Israel.

Olson handled the appeal to United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Olson argued the life sentence Pollard received was in violation of the plea bargain agreement, which had specifically excluded a life sentence.

Olson also argued that the violation of the plea bargain was grounds for a mistrial.

The Court of Appeals ruled (2‑1) that no grounds for mistrial existed.

Olson argued a dozen cases before the Supreme Court prior to becoming Solicitor General.

In one case, he argued against federal sentencing guidelines; and, in a case in New York state, he defended a member of the press who had first leaked the Anita Hill story.

1981

Previously, Olson served as the United States Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel (1981–1984) under President Ronald Reagan.

He remains a practicing attorney at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Olson was born in Chicago, the son of Yvonne Lucy (Bevry) and Lester W. Olson.

He grew up in Mountain View, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

From 1981 to 1984, Olson served as an Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Counsel) in the Reagan administration.

While serving in the Reagan administration, Olson was Legal Counsel to President Reagan during the Iran-Contra Affair's investigation phase.

Olson was also the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel when then President Ronald Reagan ordered the Administrator of the EPA to withhold documents on the ground that they contained "enforcement sensitive information."

This led to an investigation by the House Judiciary Committee that later produced a report suggesting Olson had given false and misleading testimony before a House subcommittee during the investigation.

The Judiciary Committee forwarded a copy of the report to the Attorney General, requesting the appointment of an independent counsel investigation.

Olson argued that the Independent Counsel took executive powers away from the office of the President of the United States and created a hybrid "fourth branch" of government that was ultimately answerable to no one.

He argued that the broad powers of the Independent Counsel could be easily abused or corrupted by partisanship.

In the Supreme Court Case Morrison v. Olson, the Court disagreed with Olson and found in favor of the Plaintiff and independent counsel Alexia Morrison.

He returned to private law practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of his firm, Gibson Dunn.

2000

Olson successfully represented presidential candidate George W. Bush in the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore, which effectively ended the recount of the contested 2000 presidential election.

2001

Olson was nominated for the office of Solicitor General by President Bush on February 14, 2001.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 24, 2001, and took office on June 11, 2001.

2002

In 2002, Olson argued for the federal government in the Supreme Court case Christopher v. Harbury (536 U.S. 403).

2004

Olson maintained that the government had an inherent right to lie: “There are lots of different situations where the government quite legitimately may have reasons to give false information out.” In July 2004, Olson retired as Solicitor General and returned to private practice at the Washington office of Gibson Dunn.

2006

In 2006, Olson represented a defendant journalist in the civil case filed by Wen Ho Lee and pursued the appeal to the Supreme Court.

Lee sued the federal government to discover which public officials had named him as a suspect to journalists before he had been charged.

Olson wrote a brief on behalf of one of the journalists involved in the case, saying that journalists should not have to identify confidential sources, even if subpoenaed by a court.

2009

In 2009, he joined with President Clinton's former attorney David Boies, who was also his opposing counsel in Bush v. Gore, to bring a federal lawsuit, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, challenging Proposition 8, a California state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

His work on the lawsuit earned him a place among the Time 100's greatest thinkers.

2011

In 2011, Olson represented the National Football League Players Association in the 2011 NFL lockout.

In 2011, Olson and David Boies were awarded the ABA Medal, the highest award of the American Bar Association.

2014

In 2014, Olson received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr.