Leonard Leo
Encyclopedia
Leonard Leo is director of the Lawyers Division and executive vice president of the Federalist Society
, and head of "Catholic
Outreach" at the Republican National Committee
. He also served as an advisor to President George W. Bush
on judicial nominees. With James Taranto, he edited the book Presidential Leadership. Leo is a graduate of Cornell University
and Cornell Law School
. He has served on the Human Rights commission for the United Nations.
He is also the uncle of David Joseph Maxham III, who is on the Board of Directors of the Centurion at Rutgers, Inc. He is also the uncle of Michael Maxham who is an actor and singer.
Since May 2002, Mr. Leo has been a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He lives in Arlington, Va with his wife and 6 children.
Federalist Society
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, most frequently called simply the Federalist Society, is an organization of conservatives seeking reform of the current American legal system in accordance with a textualist and/or originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution...
, and head of "Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Outreach" at the Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...
. He also served as an advisor to President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
on judicial nominees. With James Taranto, he edited the book Presidential Leadership. Leo is a graduate of Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School, located in Ithaca, New York, is a graduate school of Cornell University and one of the five Ivy League law schools. The school confers three law degrees...
. He has served on the Human Rights commission for the United Nations.
He is also the uncle of David Joseph Maxham III, who is on the Board of Directors of the Centurion at Rutgers, Inc. He is also the uncle of Michael Maxham who is an actor and singer.
Since May 2002, Mr. Leo has been a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He lives in Arlington, Va with his wife and 6 children.