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drew s. days , iii seth p. waxman charlotte , north carolina bill clinton 140px democrat acting solicitor general of the united states 15 may 1941 august 1996 walter e. dellinger iii.jpg walter e. dellinger iii
 october 1997 walter estes dellinger iii
walter e. dellinger iii

walter estes dellinger iii -lrb- born may 15 , 1941 -rrb- is the douglas b. maggs professor of law at duke university and head of the appellate practice at o'melveny & myers in washington , d.c. .
he also currently leads harvard law school 's supreme court and appellate litigation clinic .
he served as the acting united states solicitor general for the 1996-1997 term of the supreme court .
prior to his appointment as acting solicitor general , dellinger was an assistant attorney general and head of the office of legal counsel under president bill clinton .
he has also appeared as a commentator on `` this week '' , the abc news sunday morning program hosted by george stephanopoulos .
dellinger is a graduate of the university of north carolina at chapel hill and yale law school .
