Phil Rubin

Rubin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia and summa cum laude from Duke University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Duke Law Journal,^[5] member of the Moot Court Board, and fellow at the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Commerce.^[6]

Rubin served as clerk to Chief Judge David Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.^[7] Rubin joined the firm of Covington & Burling^[8] before his appointment as Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina, where he handled constitutional ligation on appeal.^[9] Rubin joined the North Carolina Department of Justice as Special Deputy Attorney General, where he defended the SAFE Child Act.^[10] Rubin later worked in online child safety and combatting terrorism.^[11]

Rubin is married to Katelyn Love, who previously served as chief counsel to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, and resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.^[12] Rubin's sister is Jeopardy! Masters champion Victoria Groce.