Joshua Hanley
Exited govt: 9/XX/25 (inferred)
Part of DOGE’s army of lawyers, there isn’t much public information about his activities, although his name did appear in the metadata for some grant cancellation documents that were sent out by NIH. This doesn’t mean necessarily that he was detailed to that agency; but it does indicate some role in crafting the justifications given to agencies about these moves.
Positions
Appointed:
2/14/25-9/XX/25 GS-12, $167,603 «At badging on 2/14, so inferring start then; reported as SCOTUS clerk for 2025 (term starts in October)»
Offboarding:
Left govt 9/XX/25 (inferred)
Appointed:
2/14/25-9/XX/25 GS-12, $167,603 «At badging on 2/14, so inferring start then; reported as SCOTUS clerk for 2025 (term starts in October)»
Offboarding:
Left govt 9/XX/25 (inferred)
| Source: | Leaked List Shows DOGE is Lawyering Up The Intercept, 3/05/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | FOIA response by GSA for visitor logs in 2025 Document Cloud, 4/10/26 |
| Source: | Josh Hanley ’21 To Clerk at U.S. Supreme Court Univ. of Virginia School of Law, 7/02/25 |
Detailed To:
2/24/25 detailed from GSA
Detailed To:
2/24/25 detailed from GSA
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
Events
2/14/25
Appointed:
Joshua Hanley starts at GSA.
Appointed:
Joshua Hanley starts at GSA.
| Appointed: | Joshua Hanley 2/14/25-9/XX/25 |
| Salary: | $167,603 |
| Source: | Leaked List Shows DOGE is Lawyering Up The Intercept, 3/05/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | FOIA response by GSA for visitor logs in 2025 Document Cloud, 4/10/26 |
| Source: | Josh Hanley ’21 To Clerk at U.S. Supreme Court Univ. of Virginia School of Law, 7/02/25 |
| Note: | At badging on 2/14, so inferring start then; reported as SCOTUS clerk for 2025 (term starts in October) |
2/24/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| GSA Detailed To: DOGE Joshua Hanley 2/24/25 | |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
3/03/25
Sighting:
DOGE lawyer Joshua Hanley’s name appeared in PDF metadata of grant cancellations sent out by the NIH to two researchers working on LGBTQ+-related scientific work.
Sighting:
DOGE lawyer Joshua Hanley’s name appeared in PDF metadata of grant cancellations sent out by the NIH to two researchers working on LGBTQ+-related scientific work.
| Person: | Joshua Hanley |
| Source: | New: Trump-controlled NIH begins targeted purge of LGBTQ+ research. Inside Medicine, 3/03/25 |
| Agency: | NIH |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
3/05/25
Identification:
The Intercept receives a list of 30 DOGE staffers working within the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including 4 lawyers previously not listed
Identification:
The Intercept receives a list of 30 DOGE staffers working within the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including 4 lawyers previously not listed
| Person: | Ashley Boizelle, Edward Coristine, Joshua Fox, Joshua Hanley, Justin Aimonetti, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, Steve Davis |
| Source: | Leaked List Shows DOGE is Lawyering Up The Intercept, 3/05/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
3/26/25
Identification:
Politico publishes a list of 10 lawyers that it says are linked to DOGE.
Identification:
Politico publishes a list of 10 lawyers that it says are linked to DOGE.
| Person: | Ashley Boizelle, Austin Raynor, Daniel Abrahamson, Jacob Altik, James Burnham, Jeremy Lewin, Joshua Fox, Joshua Hanley, Justin Aimonetti, Keenan Kmiec, Noah Peters |
| Source: | DOGE assembles a legal army Politico, 3/26/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
9/XX/25
Offboarding:
Offboarding:
| Appointed: | Joshua Hanley 2/14/25-9/XX/25 |
| Salary: | $167,603 |
| Source: | Leaked List Shows DOGE is Lawyering Up The Intercept, 3/05/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | FOIA response by GSA for visitor logs in 2025 Document Cloud, 4/10/26 |
| Source: | Josh Hanley ’21 To Clerk at U.S. Supreme Court Univ. of Virginia School of Law, 7/02/25 |
| Note: | At badging on 2/14, so inferring start then; reported as SCOTUS clerk for 2025 (term starts in October) |