Chief Counsel
Office of the Chief Counsel
John Schorn became the Chief Counsel at the United States Mint in early 2019. Mr. Schorn was the Deputy Chief Counsel at the Mint from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this role, he was the Deputy Chief Counsel of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from 2013 to 2015, and was a Senior Attorney at the United States Mint from 2007 to 2013. John was also the Deputy Assistant General Counsel from 2006 to 2007, and an Attorney-Advisor from 1996 to 2006 at the Department of the Treasury. Prior to his long career at the Treasury Department, he was a Judicial Law Clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims from 1992 to 1996.
John’s areas of practice are in Coins and Currency, Legislation, Litigation, Fiscal Law, General Administrative Law, EEO, and Personnel Law.
John has a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, a Master of Arts in Italian Literature from New York University, and Bachelor of Arts in French from Georgetown University.