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200px united states lawyer assistant to the united states solicitor general 24 september 1958 1993 beth brinkmann
 2001 beth brinkmann uc berkeley yale law school
beth brinkmann

beth s. brinkmann -lrb- born september 24 , 1958 -rrb- is an american lawyer who serves as the deputy assistant attorney general in the united states department of justice , heading up the appellate staff in the doj 's civil division .
she also served as the assistant to the solicitor general of the united states from 1993 until 2001 .
brinkmann has argued more than 20 cases before the u.s. supreme court both in that role and in her later role as a partner in the washington , d.c. office of the firm morrison & foerster .
