Henry John Kerner (born 1966) is an American lawyer who served as the Special Counsel in the United States Office of Special Counsel from 2017 to 2023, and has served on the three-member Merit Systems Protection Board since 2024.
Henry Kerner | |
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| Member of the United States Merit Systems Protection Board | |
| Assumed office June 3, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Tristan Leavitt |
| Special Counsel of the United States | |
| In office October 30, 2017 – October 23, 2023 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Carolyn N. Lerner |
| Succeeded by | Hampton Dellinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry John Kerner 1966 (age 57–58) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA, MA) Harvard University (JD) |
Biography
editKerner was born in 1966 in New York City.[2] He received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, before obtaining his J.D. at Harvard Law School in 1992.[3]
He spent 18 years as a prosecutor in California before becoming staff director for U.S. Senator John McCain at the United States Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.[4][5] In 2011, Kerner joined the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, working for Chairman Darrell Issa and Chairman Jason Chaffetz.[4]
Kerner went on to become Assistant Vice President for Investigations at the small-government advocacy organization Cause of Action Institute.[6] In June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Kerner to become Special Counsel at the United States Office of Special Counsel.[7] He was confirmed by the 115th Congress with final voting from the U.S. Senate in October 2017.[8][9]
President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Kerner as a Republican member of the Merit Systems Protection Board on July 3, 2023,[1] and his nomination expired on January 3, 2024.[10] He was renominated on January 8, 2024, and his nomination was confirmed by voice vote by the Senate on May 14, 2024.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "President Biden Nominates Henry Kerner for MSPB". MeriTalk. July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Kerner, Henry, 1966-". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Scarramucci and other alumni among Trump's recent appointees". Harvard Law Today. July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "U.S. Office of Special Counsel - Henry Kerner Bio". OSC.gov. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ Clark, Charles S. (May 26, 2017). "Trump Selects Capitol Hill Investigator to Run Office of Special Counsel". Government Executive. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Davidson, Joe (June 7, 2017). "Special Counsel Lerner leaves office as Trump rejects highly praised whistleblower advocate". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "One Nomination Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. June 5, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2019 – via National Archives.
- ^ White, Eric (October 18, 2017). "OMB orders agencies to gauge cyber risk". Federal News Radio. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
Henry Kerner has received Senate confirmation to be the U.S. Special Counsel at the Office of Special Counsel.
- ^ "Management Issues Raised for OPM, GSA Nominees". FEDweek. October 23, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
Meanwhile, the Senate has confirmed Henry Kerner to head the Office of Special Counsel.
- ^ "PN807 — Henry J. Kerner — Merit Systems Protection Board". Congress.gov. January 3, 2024.
- ^ "PN1235 — Henry J. Kerner — Merit Systems Protection Board". Congress.gov. May 14, 2024.
External links
edit- Biography at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel
- "Henry Kerner, Assistant Vice President for Investigations". Cause of Action Institute. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "Newly Installed Special Counsel Wants to Adjudicate Cases More Swiftly" Government Executive. Retrieved March 6, 2018