Biden nominates Mueller deputy Elizabeth Prelogar for US solicitor general

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Prelogar also has private practice experience, serving as a partner at the law firm Cooley and an associate at Hogan Lovells. She has a masters in creative writing from University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a bachelors degree in English and Russian from Emory University. She was also a Fulbright fellow in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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According to a bio on Harvard’s website, Prelogar was an articles editor for the Harvard Law Review and a national moot court champion. She was also Miss Idaho in 2004, and in that capacity she toured schools across the state discussing sensitivity to those with disabilities.