Hampton Dellinger

Hampton Dellinger is an American lawyer and politician currently working as a partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexner.[1] Previously, he was a North Carolina lawyer in the Triangle office of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson and a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. In his first run for elective office, he lost the Democratic primary on May 6, 2008 to Walter H. Dalton.[2]

Hampton Dellinger
Personal details
NationalityUnited States
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Yale Law School
OccupationLawyer

Before running for lieutenant governor, Dellinger held state government posts under Mike Easley when the latter served as North Carolina Attorney General and later as governor.

Dellinger is the son of law professor and former Acting Solicitor General of the United States Walter Dellinger.

In 2009, Sen. Kay Hagan recommended Dellinger and two other lawyers to President Barack Obama for consideration as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[3] Obama eventually nominated attorney Thomas G. Walker instead.[4]

References
  1. Baxter, Brian (December 22, 2014). "In Partner Promotions, Boies Schiller Sees Its Future". The American Lawyer. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192580094
  3. News & Observer: Hagan submits names for U.S. attorney
  4. White House: President Obama Nominates Four U.S Attorneys
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