Michael Dreeben Retires From DOJ

Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben announced in June that he will be leaving the Department of Justice where he has served for 31 years in the Office of the Solicitor General. Michael gave the Supreme Court Update at NAFUSA’s 2012 annual conference in Atlanta and was honored in 2016 in San Diego over his service upon having argued his 100th case before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the United States.

Then NAFUSA President Greg Vega presenting Michael Dreeben with a San Diego Padres jersey in 2016 in honor of Michel’s 100 cases argued before the U.S. Supreme Court

On July 30, 2019, Solicitor General Noel Francisco posted a Tribute to Michael Dreeben (Noel Francisco, Tribute to Michael Dreeben, SCOTUSblog) in which he said, “Michael Dreeben knows more about criminal law than anyone else on Earth. But it’s not only his knowledge that sets him apart. It’s also his talent as an advocate, and his tireless devotion to his craft.”

Most recently, Michael was a leading prosecutor on Bob Mueller’s special counsel team.