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Siskel served in the White House Counsel's office for nearly
four years when Biden was vice president under former President
Barack Obama, including as deputy counsel, the White House said
in a statement.
"For nearly four years in the White House when I was vice
president, he helped the Counsel’s Office navigate complex
challenges and advance the president’s agenda on behalf of the
American people," Biden wrote. "His experience will let him hit
the ground running as a key leader on my team."
The appointment comes as Biden seeks to advance his legislative
agenda and faces ongoing Republican-led congressional
investigations.
U.S. House Republicans have sought to escalate their probes into
the business dealings of Biden’s son Hunter, and some right-wing
lawmakers have sought an impeachment investigation into the
president.
A Chicago native, Siskel returned to the Midwest after leaving
the Obama administration for stints in private practice as well
as a two-year post as counsel for Chicago under Mayor Rahm
Emanuel, according to the statement.
As the top lawyer for the nation's third-largest city, he sued
the Trump administration in 2017 over its so-called sanctuary
city policy.
Before working under Obama, he served in the U.S. Department of
Justice as senior counsel to the deputy attorney general and
then as associate deputy attorney general. He previously was a
federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the
Northern District of Illinois and was a clerk for then-Justice
John Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House said.
Siskel replaces Stuart Delery, who is stepping down after
serving as White House counsel since July 2022.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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