Wall taught
Civics at Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory in
Orchard Lake, Michigan, where he also coached
Lacrosse. Wall clerked for Judge
J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during the 2003–2004 term and
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during the 2004–2005 term and has argued thirty cases before the
Supreme Court of the United States. After his first stint at the US Solicitor General's office, Wall served as co-head of Appellate Litigation Practice at
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. While there, Wall was named a "rising star" by
Law360 for his performances in arguing before the Supreme Court, including a case addressing the standard for awarding enhanced damages in
patent cases. Wall returned to the Office of the Solicitor General in March 2017 as the Acting Solicitor General. After Solicitor General Noel Francisco was confirmed in September 2017, Wall served as the Principal Deputy. Wall argued on behalf of the United States in
Hawaii v. Trump in front of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the
William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse in
Seattle, Washington. On November 30, 2020, Wall argued the case
Trump v. New York addressing President Trump's plan for the census on behalf of the United States government. Upon the resignation of
Noel Francisco, Wall was selected to serve as the acting
Solicitor General of the United States. Wall left the Office of the Solicitor General in January 2021 and returned to
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP where he is a
partner and head of Supreme Court and Appellate Practice. At Sullivan & Cromwell, Wall is currently working to appeal the
prosecution of Donald Trump in New York. == See also ==