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Also Known As
Jay Alan Sekulow
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Career & Education
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Co-founder and Chief Counsel
American Center for Law and Justice
- Present
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About
Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ), a conservative Christian legal advocacy group, a role he previously served in as general counsel during the 1980s, representing the organization in landmark Supreme Court cases. He is a prominent conservative lawyer and advisor to President Donald Trump on legal matters, including judicial nominations. In the 1980s, he was hired by Rosen to serve as the chief legal counsel for Jews for Jesus.
Key Relationships
American Center for Law and Justice
co_founder
Jay Sekulow has served as Chief Counsel since founding the ACLJ in 1990. He has argued 13 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and is the central figure in the organization's leadership. Through the affiliated charity Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism (CASE), Sekulow and his family have received over $33 million from the combined organizations since 1998, making this relationship both professional and financially intertwined. (relationship to American Center for Law and Justice)
Jews for Jesus
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Sekulow served as general counsel for the organization during the 1980s, representing them in landmark Supreme Court cases.
Recent Events
Founding of ACLJ
Founded by Pat Robertson as counter to ACLU
1/1/1990