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'''Daniel Meltzer''' was a member of the [[President's Intelligence Advisory Board]].
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'''Daniel Julius Meltzer'''<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/daniel-meltzer-law-professor-and-legal-adviser-to-obama-white-house-dies/2015/05/27/9576d372-0486-11e5-8bda-c7b4e9a8f7ac_story.html</ref> was an American lawyer and law professor who taught at [[Harvard Law School]]. He worked in the [[Obama Administration]] as Principal Deputy Counsel from January 2009 through June 1, 2010.<ref name="NYT01" /> He was Chair of the [[President's Intelligence Advisory Board]] 2013-2015.
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==Education==
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Meltzer received an [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]] in Economics from [[Harvard University]] in 1972, and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from Harvard Law School in 1975 where he was President of the [[Harvard Law Review]].
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==Legal career==
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Upon graduation, he clerked first for Judge [[Carl E. McGowan]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]], and then for Justice [[Potter Stewart]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]]. From 1977 to 1978, Meltzer was Special Assistant to the [[United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare|Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare]], [[Joseph Califano|Joseph Califano Jr]]. Thereafter he worked three years in private practice with the District of Columbia firm of [[Williams & Connolly]].
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Meltzer joined the Harvard Law School faculty in 1982 as assistant professor, was promoted to full professor in 1987, was associate dean 1989-93, named the [[Story Professor of Law]] in 1998,<ref>https://www.ali.org/news/articles/memoriam-daniel-meltzer/ </ref> and the vice dean for physical planning in 2003.<ref name="HLS01">[http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/index.html?id=41 Harvard Law School directory page] Retrieved 2010-05-20.</ref>
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Meltzer co-authored several books on the federal court system, [[habeas corpus]], and other subjects with Richard Fallon and David L. Shapiro. [[Criminal procedure in the United States|Criminal procedure]] was another of his specializations.<ref name="HLS01" />
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In 1989, Meltzer was elected to the [[American Law Institute]] and was elected to the ALI Council in 1999. In January 2013, Meltzer was selected to succeed [[Lance Liebman]] as ALI Director.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081805/http://www.ali.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.prelease_201318</ref> Meltzer later declined the appointment for health reasons. In January 2014, the ALI announced that [[Richard Revesz]], the Dean Emeritus of [[New York University School of Law]], would succeed Liebman as ALI Director in May 2014.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080804/http://www.ali.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.prelease_01272014</ref>
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==White House appointment==
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Meltzer was appointed Principal Deputy Counsel to President [[Barack Obama]] in January 2009,<ref>http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/craig-butts-mel.html</ref><ref>http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2009/01/meltzer.html</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/01/30/ST2009013000277.html</ref> deputy to Counsel [[Greg Craig]]. Meltzer had originally agreed to work in the position for one year but agreed to stay longer to help in the transition from Craig to [[Robert Bauer]] early in 2010.
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Returning to Harvard in mid-2010 allowed Meltzer to resume his faculty position within the preferred two-year leave tenure. At the time of his resignation, his work for the administration was noted for efforts to close the military prison at [[Guantanamo Bay, Cuba]], related policies affecting [[terrorism]] detainees, [[anti-abortion]] issues in the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act#House|health care reform]] debate, and preparation of [[U. S. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] Associate Justice [[Sonia Sotomayor]] in her 2009 confirmation hearings. Also noted was close work during his tenure with the acting leader of the [[Office of Legal Counsel]], David Barron (also a fellow Harvard law professor), and with [[United States Associate Attorney General]] [[Thomas J. Perrelli]], both in the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]].<ref name="NYT01">[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/white-house-deputy-counsel-resigns/ "White House Deputy Counsel Resigns"] by Charlie Savage, The Caucus blog, ''The New York Times'', May 7, 2010, Updated 5:40 p.m. Retrieved 2010-05-20.</ref>
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==Personal==
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Meltzer died on May 24, 2015 from cancer.<ref>http://today.law.harvard.edu/in-memoriam-daniel-j-meltzer-75/</ref> Meltzer was married to Ellen Semonoff, the Assistant City Manager of Human Services for the City of Cambridge, MA.<ref name="NYT01" /> His wife did not move to Washington during the 2009-2010 appointment, and Meltzer commuted to Cambridge during the period.
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Meltzer's father, [[Bernard D. Meltzer]], was a member of the United States prosecutorial delegation to the [[Nuremberg trials]] and a professor of law at the [[University of Chicago Law School]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080705043203/http://www.stjohns.edu/media/3/05f9117f040a40a6b3a35d148ad186d1.pdf</ref>  Meltzer's cousin, [[David F. Levi]], is the dean of [[Duke Law School]]. His son, Jonathan Meltzer, was a 2014 Bristow Fellow and clerked for Justice [[Elena Kagan]] on the Supreme Court in 2015.
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Person.png Daniel Meltzer  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer)
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Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office for Health Reform, talks with Dan Meltzer, principal deputy counsel, as President Barack Obama calls a Member of Congress in the Oval Office, March 20, 2010.
BornDecember 17, 1951
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 24, 2015 (Age 63)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
ParentsBernard D. Meltzer
ChildrenJonathan Meltzer
PartyDemocratic
RelativesDavid F. Levi
Worked in the Obama administration as Principal Deputy (2009-2010) and Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board 2013-2015.

Employment.png Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board

In office
February 27, 2013 - May 24, 2015
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byDavid Boren, Chuck Hagel
Succeeded byNeal Wolin

Employment.png Professor

In office
1982 - 2009
EmployerHarvard Law School

Daniel Julius Meltzer[1] was an American lawyer and law professor who taught at Harvard Law School. He worked in the Obama Administration as Principal Deputy Counsel from January 2009 through June 1, 2010.[2] He was Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board 2013-2015.

Education

Meltzer received an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University in 1972, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1975 where he was President of the Harvard Law Review.

Legal career

Upon graduation, he clerked first for Judge Carl E. McGowan of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and then for Justice Potter Stewart of the United States Supreme Court. From 1977 to 1978, Meltzer was Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Joseph Califano Jr. Thereafter he worked three years in private practice with the District of Columbia firm of Williams & Connolly.

Meltzer joined the Harvard Law School faculty in 1982 as assistant professor, was promoted to full professor in 1987, was associate dean 1989-93, named the Story Professor of Law in 1998,[3] and the vice dean for physical planning in 2003.[4]

Meltzer co-authored several books on the federal court system, habeas corpus, and other subjects with Richard Fallon and David L. Shapiro. Criminal procedure was another of his specializations.[4]

In 1989, Meltzer was elected to the American Law Institute and was elected to the ALI Council in 1999. In January 2013, Meltzer was selected to succeed Lance Liebman as ALI Director.[5] Meltzer later declined the appointment for health reasons. In January 2014, the ALI announced that Richard Revesz, the Dean Emeritus of New York University School of Law, would succeed Liebman as ALI Director in May 2014.[6]

White House appointment

Meltzer was appointed Principal Deputy Counsel to President Barack Obama in January 2009,[7][8][9] deputy to Counsel Greg Craig. Meltzer had originally agreed to work in the position for one year but agreed to stay longer to help in the transition from Craig to Robert Bauer early in 2010.

Returning to Harvard in mid-2010 allowed Meltzer to resume his faculty position within the preferred two-year leave tenure. At the time of his resignation, his work for the administration was noted for efforts to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, related policies affecting terrorism detainees, anti-abortion issues in the health care reform debate, and preparation of Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her 2009 confirmation hearings. Also noted was close work during his tenure with the acting leader of the Office of Legal Counsel, David Barron (also a fellow Harvard law professor), and with United States Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, both in the Department of Justice.[2]

Personal

Meltzer died on May 24, 2015 from cancer.[10] Meltzer was married to Ellen Semonoff, the Assistant City Manager of Human Services for the City of Cambridge, MA.[2] His wife did not move to Washington during the 2009-2010 appointment, and Meltzer commuted to Cambridge during the period.

Meltzer's father, Bernard D. Meltzer, was a member of the United States prosecutorial delegation to the Nuremberg trials and a professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School.[11] Meltzer's cousin, David F. Levi, is the dean of Duke Law School. His son, Jonathan Meltzer, was a 2014 Bristow Fellow and clerked for Justice Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court in 2015.



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References

  1. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/daniel-meltzer-law-professor-and-legal-adviser-to-obama-white-house-dies/2015/05/27/9576d372-0486-11e5-8bda-c7b4e9a8f7ac_story.html
  2. ↑ a b c "White House Deputy Counsel Resigns" by Charlie Savage, The Caucus blog, The New York Times, May 7, 2010, Updated 5:40 p.m. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  3. ↑ https://www.ali.org/news/articles/memoriam-daniel-meltzer/
  4. ↑ a b Harvard Law School directory page Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081805/http://www.ali.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.prelease_201318
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080804/http://www.ali.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.prelease_01272014
  7. ↑ http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/craig-butts-mel.html
  8. ↑ http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2009/01/meltzer.html
  9. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/01/30/ST2009013000277.html
  10. ↑ http://today.law.harvard.edu/in-memoriam-daniel-j-meltzer-75/
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080705043203/http://www.stjohns.edu/media/3/05f9117f040a40a6b3a35d148ad186d1.pdf
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