United States Associate Attorney General
Associate Attorney General of the United States of America | |
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Seal of the Department of Justice | |
Flag of the United States Associate Attorney General | |
U.S. Department of Justice | |
Reports to |
Deputy Attorney General Attorney General |
Appointer |
President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate |
Constituting instrument | Attorney General Order No. 699-77 |
Formation | March 10, 1977 |
First holder | Michael J. Egan |
Website |
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The Associate Attorney General of the United States is the third-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice. The Associate Attorney General advises and assists the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General in policies relating to civil justice, federal and local law enforcement, and public safety matters.[1][2] The Associate Attorney General is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.[3] The incumbent Acting Associate Attorney General is William J. Baer.
The Office of the Associate Attorney General oversees the Antitrust Division, the Civil Division, the Environment and Natural Resources Division, the Tax Division, the Office of Justice Programs, the Community Oriented Policing Services, the Community Relations Service, the Office of Dispute Resolution, the Office of Violence Against Women, the Office of Information and Privacy, the Executive Office for United States Trustees, and the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.[2]
The Office of the Associate Attorney General was created on March 10, 1977 by Attorney General Order No. 699-77.[1] Several recent former Associate Attorneys General include Jay B. Stephens,[4] Acting Associate Attorney General Peter D. Keisler,[5] Raymond C. Fisher,[6] Stephen S. Trott,[7] Arnold I. Burns,[8] Rudy Giuliani,[9] Robert McCallum, Jr.,[10] Frank Keating,[11] Webster Hubbell and Acting Associate Attorney General William W. Mercer.[12]
List of United States Associate Attorneys General
Name | Years in Office | Appointed By |
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Michael J. Egan | 1977–1979 | Carter |
John H. Shenefield | 1979–1981 | Carter |
Rudolph W. Giuliani | 1981–1983 | Reagan |
D. Lowell Jensen | 1983–1985 | Reagan |
Arnold I. Burns | 1985–1986 | Reagan |
Stephen S. Trott | 1986–1988 | Reagan |
Frank Keating | 1988–1990 | George H. W. Bush |
vacant | 1990–1992 | |
Wayne Budd | 1992–1993 | George H. W. Bush |
Webster Hubbell | 1993–1994 | Clinton |
John R. Schmidt | 1994–1997 | Clinton |
Raymond C. Fisher | 1997–1999 | Clinton |
Daniel Marcus | 1999–2001 | Clinton |
Jay B. Stephens | 2001–2002 | George W. Bush |
Peter D. Keisler * | 2002–2003 | George W. Bush |
Robert McCallum, Jr. | 2003–2006 | George W. Bush |
William W. Mercer * | 2006–2007 | George W. Bush |
Kevin J. O'Connor | 2008–2009 | George W. Bush |
Thomas J. Perrelli | 2009–2012 | Obama |
Tony West | 2012–2014 | Obama |
Stuart F. Delery * | 2014–2016 | Obama |
William J. Baer * | 2016–Present | Obama |
* Acting Associate Attorney General |
References
- 1 2 "DOJ: JMD: MPS: Functions Manual: Attorney General". Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- 1 2 "USDOJ: Office of the Associate Attorney General". Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ↑ "US CODE: Title 28,504a. Associate Attorney General". Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ↑ "USDOJ: ODR: CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (1/29/99)". Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ↑ "ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY B. STEPHENS TO STEP DOWN". US Department of Justice. 2002. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ↑ "Senate Confirms Local Lawyer to Justice Post (LA Times 11/14/1997)". Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1997. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Judges of the United States Courts". Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ↑ "Nomination of Stephen S. Trott To Be Associate Attorney General". Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ↑ "Biography of Rudolph Giuliani". Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ↑ "USDOJ: Office of the Associate Attorney General". Archived from the original on January 12, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2006.
- ↑ "Frank Keating 2008 Presidential Campaign". Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ↑ "USDOJ: Office of the Associate Attorney General". Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2007.