Andrew L. Brasher

Overview
Andrew L. Brasher (born May 20, 1889) is an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat serving as the Governor of the Southeast since 1933 and as Chief Justice since 1927. Before his election to governor, Before his election to governor, he served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Appeals, and later become the Deputy Solicitor General of Alabama. He is the first Independent Governor in Southeast governmental history, also being the second ever governor in the SE. Andrew is also the first ever Chief Justice in the United States Supreme court.

In-Depth Analysis
Brasher received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Samford University, and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review and earned the Victor Brudney Prize. After law school, Brasher served as a law clerk to Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He then worked in the Birmingham office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings. In 1918, Brasher became Deputy Solicitor General of Alabama under state Attorney General Luther Strange. He was promoted to Solicitor General in February 1919. He continued to serve as Solicitor General until his appointment to be a Supreme court Justice in 1920. Brasher now serves as the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court after the Death of Former Chief Justice Jay.