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United States Assistant Attorney General

Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice are headed by an Assistant Attorney General.

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The President of the United States appoints individuals to the position of Assistant Attorney General with the advice and consent of the Senate. United States Department of Justice components that are led by an Assistant Attorney General are:

  • Antitrust Division
  • Civil Division
  • Civil Rights Division
  • Criminal Division
  • National Security Division
  • Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD)
  • Justice Management Division (JMD)
  • Tax Division
  • Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
  • Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)
  • Office of Legal Policy (OLP)
  • Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA)

    • Assistant Attorneys General report either to the Deputy Attorney General (in the case of the Criminal Division, the Justice Management Division and the Offices of Legal Counsel, Legislative Affairs, and Legal Policy) or to the Associate Attorney General (in the case of the Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions and the Office of Justice Programs).

    Civil Rights Division

  • Vanita Gupta (Acting 2014- )
  • Molly J. Moran (Acting 2014)
  • Jocelyn Samuels (Acting 2013-2014)
  • Thomas Perez, (2009–2013)
  • Grace Chung Becker (Acting 2008)
  • Wan J. Kim, (2005–2007)
  • R. Alexander Acosta (2003-2005)
  • Bradley Schlozman (Acting 2003)
  • Ralph F. Boyd Jr. (2001-2003)
  • William R. Yeomans (Acting 2001)
  • Bill Lann Lee (1997-2001)
  • Deval Patrick, (1994–1997)
  • James P. Turner (Acting 1993-94)
  • John R. Dunne(1990-1993)
  • James P. Turner (Acting 1989-1990)
  • William C. Lucas (Acting 1988-1989)
  • William Bradford Reynolds (1981-1988)
  • Drew S. Days, III (1977–1980)
  • J. Stanley Pottinger (1973-1977)
  • David Luke Norman (1971-1973)
  • Jerris Leonard (1969-1971)
  • Stephen J. Pollak (1968-1969)
  • John Michael Doar (1965 to 1967)
  • Burke Marshall (1961–1964)
  • Harold R. Tyler (1960-1961)
  • W. Wilson White (1957-1960)

    • Criminal Division

  • Mythili Raman (2013–present)
  • Robert Mueller (1990–1991)
  • William Weld (1986–1988)
  • Dick Thornburgh (1975–1977)
  • Wendell Berge (1940–1943)
  • O. John Rogge (1939–1940)
  • Brien McMahon (1935–1939)
  • Henry E. Petersen (1972-1974)

    • Environment and Natural Resources Division

  • Ramsey Clark (1961–1965) Lands Division

    • Justice Management Division

  • Lee J. Lofthus

    • Tax Division

  • Robert H. Jackson (1936–1938)
  • Mabel Walker Willebrandt (1921–1929)

    • Office of Justice Programs

  • Laurie O. Robinson
  • Viet D. Dinh (2001–2003)
  • Daniel J. Bryant (2003–2005)
  • Rachel Brand (2005–2007)
  • Elisebeth C. Cook (2008–2009)
  • Christopher H. Schroeder (2010–present)

    • Office of Legislative Affairs

  • Peter J. Kadzik (June 2014 – present)
  • Judith C. Appelbaum (June 13, 2012–?)
  • Ronald H. Weich (April 29, 2009 – April 25, 2012)
  • Richard Hertling
  • Jon Jennings (1999–2000)
  • John R. Bolton (1985–1989)
  • Robert A. McConnell (1981–1985)
  • Patricia Wald (1977–1979)
  • Michael Uhlmann (1975–1977)
  • A. Mitchell McConnell (1975, acting)
  • W. Vincent Rakestraw (March 3, 1974 – February 1, 1975)
  • Mike McKevitt (1973)

    • References

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