Phil Weiser

Phil Weiser DEMDemocrat

Attorney General

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Phil WeiserDEMDemocrat Attorney General
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Philip Jacob Weiser (born May 10, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 39th Attorney General of Colorado since 2019. He is the Hatfield Professor of Law and Telecommunications, executive director and Founder of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, and Dean Emeritus at the University of Colorado Law School. He previously served in the Obama and Clinton Administrations in the White House and Justice Department. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected Attorney General for the State of Colorado in the 2018 election, defeating Republican George Brauchler on November 6, 2018. He was re-elected in 2022.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
New York University School of Law
JD
1991 - 1994
Swarthmore College
BA Political Science/Economics
1986 - 1990
Past Positions1 - 12 of 12
Attorney General
State of Colorado
2019 - Current
Executive Director
Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
2016 - 2019
Professor
University of Colorado at Boulder
2016 - Current
Dean
School of Law, University of Colorado at Boulder
2011 - 2016
Senior Advisor
Technology and Innovation, National Economic Council
2010 - 2011
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice
2009 - 2010
Executive Director
Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
1999 - 2009
Professor
Law and Telecommunications, University of Colorado
1999 - 2009
Senior Counsel
Telecom Policy, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice
1996 - 1998
Law Clerk
United States Supreme Court
1995 - 1996
Law Clerk
Tenth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals
1994 - 1995
Member
President Obama’s Transition Team, Federal Trade Commission
Other Experience1 - 2 of 2
Urban Fellow
New York City Urban Fellows Program
1990 - 1991
Former Co-Chair
Governor Bill Ritter’s Innovation Council
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