Rex E. Lee Conference on the Office of the Solicitor General of the United States

From: Brigham Young University Law Review | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Rex E. Lee Conference on the Office of the Solicitor General of the United States*

The Advocate as Friend: The Solicitor General's Stewardship Through the Example of Rex E. Lee

I am honored to be a part of the first Rex E. Lee Conference on the Office of the Solicitor General. I f eel this way not merely because I presently occupy the position whose role Rex exemplified in so many ways, but also because Rex was my friend-indeed, he was our friend. Rex had what his son Tom has called "a sort of 'gift' for friendship,"1 a gift that, in addition to his extensive and diverse lega l talents and ...

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