Dominic Draye has been appointed as Solicitor General. Draye replaces John R. Lopez IV who left office to serve as an Arizona Supreme Court Justice.
The Solicitor General’s duties include leading the Arizona Attorney General’s Federalism Unit and overseeing preparation of legal opinions and appellate litigation for the Attorney General’s Office.
Since 2015, Dominic Draye has served as the Deputy Solicitor General. In that capacity, he represented the State in a wide range of appeals, including defending the State’s policy of withholding driver’s licenses to DACA beneficiaries. Draye also led a 10-state coalition challenging the EPA’s new ozone regulations and defended Arizona’s identity theft and forgery laws.
Prior to his current position, Draye worked in the Washington D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. At Kirkland, his practice focused on legal issues and appeals in a broad range of topics. Before joining the firm, Draye clerked for Judge Edith H. Jones of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School.