Stephen Castor | |
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Born | 1972or1973(age 51–52) |
Nationality | American |
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Occupation | Attorney |
Stephen R. Castor is an American trial attorney who served as minority counsel in the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. [1] [2] Castor has been a congressional staff member in the House Oversight Committee since 2004. [3]
Castor received his bachelor's degree in business logistics from Pennsylvania State University in 1995 [4] and in 1998 he received a master of business administration degree from Lehigh University. [5] [6] He subsequently received his JD degree from George Washington University Law School. [3]
Castor began his career as a litigator in commercial law at the law firm Blank Rome in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. [7] [8] He is a contributor on the Federalist Society website. Castor has been a congressional staff member in the House Oversight Committee since 2005. [3] [7] He has served as a congressional staffer for a total of seven committee chairmen, including four Republicans. [7] He was transferred to the Intelligence Committee along with Representative Jim Jordan who joined the committee before the beginning of the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. [9]
In early November 2019, Castor was appointed as minority counsel in the impeachment inquiry, conducting questioning of witnesses on behalf of Republican members of the Intelligence Committee. [1] During the impeachment, Castor carried his legal briefs in a grocery bag. [10] His cousin, Bruce Castor, represented Donald Trump at his second impeachment. [11]