Aaron Nielson
Aaron Nielson | |
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Aaron Nielson arguing Collins v. Yellen | |
| 9th Solicitor General of Texas | |
| In office November 13, 2023 – July 7, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Ken Paxton |
| Governor | Greg Abbott |
| Preceded by | Judd Stone |
| Succeeded by | William R. Peterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 (age 45–46) |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) Trinity Hall, Cambridge (LLM) Harvard University (JD) |
Aaron Lloyd Nielson (born 1980) is an American lawyer and legal scholar who served as the solicitor general of Texas from 2023 to 2025. He is a professor of law at Brigham Young University (BYU) and an expert on the Administrative Procedure Act. In 2020, he was appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court to argue the case Collins v. Yellen (2021).