Judge Gregory Katsas
District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Gregory George Katsas was born in August 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts. He earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. He clerked at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, then clerked for one year with then-D.C. District Judge Clarence Thomas. He again clerked for Justice Thomas for a year after his confirmation to the Supreme Court.
Katsas specialized in civil and appellate litigation in a private law firm in Washington, D.C., becoming a partner in the firm. He served in the Justice Department as an assistant attorney general for the Civil Division and as acting associate attorney general during President George W. Bush’s administration. He returned to private practice until President Donald Trump’s first term, when Katsas served as deputy White House counsel.
Katsas was nominated by President Trump for a seat on the District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals in September 2017. The Senate confirmed him in November, and he received his commission in December.
In the News…
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals recently determined that President Donald Trump’s firings of Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris and National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox were lawful.
Circuit Judges Gregory Katsas and Justin Walker ruled, “Congress may not restrict the president’s ability to remove principal officers who wield substantial executive power.”
They continued, “The NLRB and MSPB wield substantial powers that are both executive in nature and different from the powers that Humphrey’s Executor deemed to be merely quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial. So, Congress cannot restrict the president’s ability to remove NLRB or MSPB members.”
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The Honorable Gregory Katsas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
E. Bennett Perryman U.S. Courthouse
333 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
