Ryan Park | |
|---|---|
| Solicitor General of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office March 31, 2022 | |
| Governor | Roy Cooper |
| Attorney General | Josh Stein |
| Preceded by | Matt Sawchak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ryan Young Park 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Eunee Kathleen Park |
| Parent(s) | Myung Chun Park (father) Sylvia Kim Park (mother) |
| Education |
Amherst College (
BA) Harvard University ( JD) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Ryan Young Park (born 1983) [1] is an American lawyer who currently serves as the solicitor general of North Carolina. A lecturer at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he has written for publications such as The Atlantic, The New York Times and The Washington Post. [2] [3]
Park represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina (formerly [4] merged with Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College). [5]
Early life and education
The son of Korean immigrants, Park grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. [6] [7] He matriculated at Amherst College before enrolling at Harvard Law School, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude. [1] [5] After graduating, he served as a clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court for Justices David Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In addition, he also clerked for Judges Robert A. Katzmann and Jed S. Rakoff. [8]
From 2006 until 2007, he received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English at a boys' school in South Korea. [9]
Career
Park previously served as legal counsel to both the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Justice. [5] Afterwards, he became a deputy solicitor general of North Carolina, succeeding Matt Sawchak as solicitor general on March 31, 2022. [8]
He is a lecturer at Duke University and the University of North Carolina School of Law. [3]
Personal life
Park is married to Eunee Kathleen, whom he met while they were both undergraduates at Amherst College. [9]
References
- ^ a b Saul, Stephanie (2022-10-31). "A look at the lawyers who are arguing in the U.N.C. case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Park, Ryan. "Ryan Park". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ a b "Ryan Park". law.duke.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Howe, Amy (2022-07-22). "Court will hear affirmative-action challenges separately, allowing Jackson to participate in UNC case". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ a b c "Meet the Lawyers Arguing Before the Supreme Court in the Harvard Admissions Lawsuit Next Week". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Park, Ryan (2018-06-22). "Opinion | The Last of the Tiger Parents". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Manager, Jessica Junqueira NCBA Communications (15 February 2021). "Solicitor General Ryan Park on Becoming a Lawyer, Learning from Mentors Past and Present and Serving the Public". North Carolina Bar Association. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ a b nahmed (2020-03-18). "Attorney General Josh Stein Announces Transitions in Solicitor General's Office". NCDOJ. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ a b "Eunee Park and Ryan Park". The New York Times. 2011-06-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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