Mitchell (born September 2, 1976) is an American attorney, academic, and government official.
He has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS).
If he is confirmed to ACUS by the United States Senate, he will serve a five-year term.
Mitchell is currently a visiting professor of law at Stanford Law School.
From 2010–2015, he served as the Solicitor General of Texas.
Mitchell has argued four cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, argued dozens more in other courts, and authored more than one hundred briefs.
Mitchell has also served on the faculties of the University of Texas School of Law, the George Mason University School of Law, and the University of Chicago Law School.