Theodore Olson

Theodore Olson
42nd Solicitor General of the United States
In office June 11, 2001 – July 10, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Seth P. Waxman
Succeeded by	Paul Clement
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
In office 1981–1984
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	John Harmon
Succeeded by	Charles Cooper
Personal details
Born	Theodore Bevry Olson (1940-09-11) September 11, 1940 (age 83) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Karen Beatie ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1987)​ Jolie Bales ​ ​ (m. 1989; div. 1991)​ Barbara Bracher ​ ​ (m. 1996; died 2001)​ Lady Booth ​ (m. 2006)​
Education	University of the Pacific (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Theodore Bevry Olson (born September 11, 1940) is an American lawyer who served as the 42nd solicitor general of the United States from 2001 until 2004. Previously, Olson served as the United States Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel (1981–1984) under President Ronald Reagan. He remains a practicing attorney at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.