Edward Whelan (American lawyer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Edward Whelan (American lawyer)

American lawyer

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1960

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Martin Edward Whelan III (born July 26, 1960) is an American lawyer, legal activist and political commentator.
Whelan's legal career included clerking for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and deputy assistant attorney general during the George W.
Bush administration.
Since 2004, he has served as the president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a conservative think tank "dedicated to applying the Judeo-Christian moral tradition to critical issues of public policy".
In 2018, Whelan was as an advisor to Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation effort for the U.S.
Supreme Court.
Whelan came under intense criticism when, in response to an allegation of sexual assault against Kavanaugh, he published on Twitter a speculative theory that Kavanaugh may have been a victim of mistaken identity, and proceeded to publicly name a private citizen, whom Whelan implied was a doppelganger of Kavanaugh and the real sexual assaulter.
After facing ridicule for his reasoning and criticism for what was regarded as a smear of a private citizen, he apologized a day later for an "appalling and inexcusable mistake of judgment", and the EPPC announced that Whelan would be taking a leave of absence.