{"id":2380484,"date":"2024-12-16T10:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federalist-society-names-new-ceo-to-lead-influential-judicial-group\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T10:55:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:55:47","slug":"federalist-society-names-new-ceo-to-lead-influential-judicial-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federalist-society-names-new-ceo-to-lead-influential-judicial-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Federalist Society names new CEO to lead influential judicial group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederalist-society-names-new-ceo-to-lead-influential-judicial-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380484&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2062 Federalist Society, a significant player in \u2063U.S.\u2063 judicial \u200ddiscourse, has appointed Sheldon Gilbert as its \u2062new president and CEO.Gilbert, who\u2064 is\u2062 currently senior lead counsel\u200d for\u2064 strategic initiatives at\u200b Walmart, will take over from Eugene Meyer,\u200d who has led the organization\u2064 for its entire 42-year history. This marks Gilbert as only the second CEO in the organization&#8217;s history. leonard Leo, co-chairman of the Federalist Society board,\u2062 praised Gilbert as both a \u200bthinker and a \u200bdoer, highlighting\u200c his experience of arguing nearly 100 cases at the U.S. Supreme\u200d court.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federalist Society names new CEO to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">lead influential judicial group<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1908546\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federalist-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federalist Society<\/a>, a powerhouse in shaping conversations and discourse surrounding the federal <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/judicial-branch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">judiciary<\/a>, has named Sheldon Gilbert as its new president and CEO.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Gilbert, currently <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/walmart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Walmart<\/a>&rsquo;s senior lead counsel for strategic initiatives, will succeed Eugene Meyer, who has led the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cussin-cheerleaders-supreme-court-case-could-pose-challenge-for-woke-schools\/\" title=\"Cussin\u2019 Cheerleader\u2019s Supreme Court Case Could Pose Challenge for Woke Schools\">conservative legal group<\/a> since its founding 42 years ago, according to an announcement on Saturday. He will become only the second CEO in the nonpartisan legal-centric group&rsquo;s 42-year history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FedSoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FedSoc<\/a> is Sheldon Gilbert, a current Walmart executive who has argued nearly 100 cases at the U.S. Supreme Court. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sheldon is both a thinker and a doer,&rdquo; said Leonard Leo, co-chairman of the Federalist Society board. <\/p>\n<p>Full bio: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xNG7bwxFzZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/xNG7bwxFzZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0sbsPjy3au\">pic.twitter.com\/0sbsPjy3au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rob Bluey (@RobertBluey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertBluey\/status\/1868031303763009634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Gilbert&rsquo;s appointment signals a new era for the group, whose board co-chairman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/leonard-a-leo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Leonard Leo<\/a>, has had a profound influence on the federal judiciary<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">. Particularly, during President-elect&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s first administration, three&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\">Supreme Court<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;justices &mdash; Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett &mdash; were confirmed with Leo&rsquo;s input.<\/p>\n<p>Leo also played a vital role in selecting Gilbert, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yashar\/status\/1867987121367101940\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to sources familiar with the process.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sheldon is both a thinker and a doer,&rdquo; Leo said.&nbsp;&ldquo;His unmatched strategic sense, entrepreneurial mindset, leadership qualities, and vision make him uniquely qualified for leading the generational change the Society is poised to begin while preserving the Society&rsquo;s core assets and commitments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert brings a diverse legal background to the role. Born in a Utah coal mining town and raised in Idaho, he graduated from the University of Utah and the George Washington University Law School. He has served in various roles, including as a fellow at the National Constitution Center and director of the Institute for Justice&rsquo;s Center for Judicial Engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Praise for Gilbert&rsquo;s selection has poured in from across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yale-tiger-mom-law-professor-seemingly-punished-for-allegedly-throwing-parties-during-pandemic-which-she-denies\/\" title=\"Yale \u2018Tiger Mom\u2019 Law Professor Seemingly Punished For Allegedly Throwing Parties During Pandemic, Which She Denies\">legal community<\/a>. Constitutional lawyer Casey Mattox <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/caseymattox_\/status\/1868039980481654877?s=46&amp;t=rA3HMHRMxK6J4v6lGhf_2A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called<\/a> him &ldquo;a brilliant legal mind and strategist&rdquo; and &ldquo;an outstanding choice.&rdquo; University of California, Berkeley School of Law Professor Orin Kerr noted Gilbert&rsquo;s lack of political affiliations often associated with finalists but <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OrinKerr\/status\/1868394729244909913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">described<\/a> him as a &ldquo;low-key law nerd type, which is all for the good.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meyer, who announced his intention to retire earlier this year, welcomed the transition in a <a href=\"https:\/\/huntscanlon.com\/the-federalist-society-taps-carterbaldwin-to-find-new-president-and-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">statement<\/a> to members earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Society is doing well, and this transition &hellip; will lead to even better things ahead,&rdquo; Meyers said in June.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under Gilbert&rsquo;s leadership, the Federalist Society is expected to continue its influential role in bringing together some of the nation&rsquo;s top legal minds for discourse and debate over the most pressing matters facing the federal judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>While the group often holds debates about cases pending before the Supreme Court or elsewhere in lower courts, the Federalist Society does not take positions or leanings on policy or cases before the courts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1908546\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1908546\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federalist Society appoints Sheldon Gilbert as new CEO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2380485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP071116032492.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46888,46890,5191,46889],"class_list":["post-2380484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-federalist-society","tag-judicial-group","tag-leadership","tag-new-ceo"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP071116032492.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380484"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380488,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380484\/revisions\/2380488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}