Stephen R. Castor is an American trial attorney who served as minority

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in the

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. Castor has been a congressional staff member in the

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since 2004.

Early life

Castor received his bachelor's degree in business logistics from

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State becam ...

in 1995 and in 1998 he received a

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degree from

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Ep ...

. He subsequently received his JD degree from

George Washington University Law School The George Washington University Law School (GW Law) is the law school of George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. Established in 1865, GW Law is the oldest top law school in the national capital. GW Law offers the largest range of co ...

Career

Castor began his career as a litigator in

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at the law firm

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and

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He is a contributor on the

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website. Castor has been a congressional staff member in the

since 2005. He has served as a congressional staffer for a total of seven committee chairmen, including four Republicans. He was transferred to the Intelligence Committee along with Representative Jim Jordan who joined the committee before the beginning of the

. In early November 2019, Castor was appointed as minority counsel in the impeachment inquiry, conducting questioning of witnesses on behalf of Republican members of the Intelligence Committee. During the impeachment, Castor carried his legal briefs in a grocery bag. His cousin,

Bruce Castor Bruce Lee Castor Jr. (born October 24, 1961) is an American lawyer and retired Republican politician from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was appointed as the first Solicitor General of Pennsylvania in March 2016, and also first deputy attor ...

, represented Donald Trump at his second impeachment.

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