Yaakov M. Roth

Yaakov M. Roth is an appellate and constitutional litigator who served in the Justice Department as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and acting head of the Civil Division beginning in February 2025. A Harvard Law School graduate and former law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, he built an appellate practice as a partner at Jones Day, where he argued many cases before the Supreme Court. He rejoined Jones Day as a partner in August 2026 after leaving the Department.

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