President-elect Donald Trump selected GW Law alum William McGinley as his White House counsel Tuesday.

McGinley graduated from the law school in 1997 and was an adjunct professor at the law school from 2016 to 2017, where he taught campaign finance law, according to his LinkedIn. As White House counsel, McGinley is expected to be the primary channel between Trump and the Justice Department.

Trump must nominate leaders for 15 government agencies and top administration positions requiring Senate confirmation, in addition to appointing senior staff. His White House counsel is not a role that requires confirmation from the upper chamber.

“Bill is a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help me advance our America First agenda while fighting for election integrity and against the weaponization of law enforcement,” Trump said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday.

McGinley previously served as White House cabinet secretary in the first half of Trump’s first term in office, where he was a liaison between the White House and the Cabinet. McGinley left the position in July 2019, and since then was a partner at the Washington-based law firm Holtzman Vogel.

After graduating from the law school, McGinley served as deputy general counsel to the Republican National Committee from 1997 to 1999 and went onto become the general counsel to the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2005 to 2006, according to his LinkedIn.

While at the law school, McGinley “appreciated” his constitutional law, evidence, criminal procedure and torts classes, especially those taught by professor Jonathan Turley, according to a University release.

Trump’s picks for the counsel post in his first term, Don McGahn and Pat Cipillone, were subjects of intense scrutiny as they were witnesses in the Russia election interference probe and Jan. 6, 2021, investigation, respectively.