President Joe Biden praised outgoing White House counsel Stuart Delery amid the top aide's critical role responding to congressional Republican and special counsel investigations.

Delery has been a "trusted adviser" and "constant source of innovative legal thinking" since day one of the Biden administration, after first being a member of the transition, according to Biden.

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"From his work during those early days on COVID-19 and efforts to get life-saving vaccines to the American public to the implementation of major legislative accomplishments such as the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act, he has been an integral part of my team and will be missed throughout the administration," Biden said Thursday in a statement. "I extend my thanks to Stuart and his family for his service."

Delery was promoted from deputy counsel to become the White House's top lawyer after Dana Remus's departure in June 2022. Delery is the first openly gay person to occupy the position and is expected to leave next month. The White House has not announced his replacement.

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The White House Counsel's Office has been spearheading Biden's reaction to Republican-led investigations into the president's family as special counsel Robert Hur investigates his alleged mishandling of classified documents. Delery was also in the post as Biden tried to forgive $400 billion in federal student loan debt, which the Supreme Court blocked in a 6-3 decision this summer. Biden's new, more modest plan is now being challenged.

Additionally, Delery was involved in drafting Biden's immigration policies after Title 42, a public health authority that had been depended on to quickly expel immigrants during the pandemic, was repealed last spring.