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Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) are headed by an assistant attorney general. The president of the United States appoints individuals to the position of assistant attorney general with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, Senate. United States Department of Justice components that are led by an assistant attorney general are: *United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Antitrust Division *United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Civil Division *United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights Division *United States Department of Justice Criminal Division, Criminal Division *United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) *United States Department of Justice Justice Management Division, Justice Management Division (JMD) *United States Department of Justice National Security Division, National Security Division *Office of Justice Programs (OJP) *U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) *Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) *Office of Legal Policy (OLP) *United States Department of Justice Tax Division, Tax Division Assistant attorneys general report either to the United States Deputy Attorney General, 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 United States Associate Attorney General, associate attorney general (in the case of the Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions and the Office of Justice Programs).


List of U.S. assistant attorneys general


Assistant Attorney General


Antitrust Division


Civil Division


Civil Rights Division

*Harmeet Dhillon (Assuming office 2025) *Mac Warner (Acting 2025–present) *Kristen Clarke (2021–2025) *Eric Dreiband (2018–2021) *John M. Gore (Acting 2017–2018) *Thomas E. Wheeler II (Acting 2017) *Vanita Gupta (Acting 2014–2017) * 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) *John Stanley Pottinger, 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 Jr., Harold R. Tyler (1960–1961) *W. Wilson White (1957–1960)


Criminal Division

*Kenneth Polite (2021–2023) *Brian Benczkowski (2018–2020) *Leslie R. Caldwell, Leslie Caldwell (2014–2017) *Lanny A. Breuer, Lanny Breuer (2009–2013) *Alice S. Fisher, Alice Fisher (2005–2008) *Christopher A. Wray (2003–2005) *Michael Chertoff (2001–2003) *James K. Robinson, James Robinson (1998–2001) *Jo Ann Harris (federal prosecutor), Jo Ann Harris (1993–1995) *Robert Mueller (1990–1993) *Edward S.G. Dennis (1988–1990) *William Weld (1986–1988) *Stephen S. Trott (1983–1986) *D. Lowell Jensen (1981–1983) *Philip Heymann (1978–1981) *Benjamin Civiletti (1977–1978) *Dick Thornburgh (1975–1977) *Henry E. Petersen (1972–1974) *Will R. Wilson, Sr., Will Wilson (1969–1971) *Fred M. Vinson Jr., Fred Vinson Jr. (1965–1969) *Herbert J. Miller, Jr., Herbert Miller Jr. (1961–1965) *Malcolm Richard Wilkey, Malcolm R. Wilkey (1959–1961) *D. Malcom Anderson, Jr., Malcolm Anderson (1958–1959) *Warren Olney III (1953–1957) *Charles B. Murray (1952–1953) *James M. McInerney (1950–1952) *Alexander M. Campbell (1948–1949) *T. Vincent Quinn (1947–1948) *Theron Lamar Caudle, Theron Caudle (1945–1947) *Tom C. Clark (1943–1945) *Wendell Berge (1940–1943) *O. John Rogge (1939–1940) *Brien McMahon (1936–1939) *Joseph B. Keenan (1934–1936) *Pat Malloy (1933) *E. Nugent Dodds (1931–1933) *Oscar R. Luhring (1925–1930) *William J. Donovan (1924–1925) *Earl J. Davis (1924) *John W.H. Crim, John Crim (1921–1923) *Robert P. Stewart (1919–1921)


National Security Division


Environment and Natural Resources Division

*Ernest Knaebel (1911–1916) *Ramsey Clark (1961–1965) *Jeffrey Clark (2018–2021) *Todd Kim (2021–2025)


Justice Management Division

*Jolene Ann Lauria


Tax Division

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


Office of Justice Programs

*Jimmy Gurulé (1990–1992) *Laurie O. Robinson


Office of Legal Counsel


Office of Legal Policy

*Viet D. Dinh (2001–2003) *Daniel J. Bryant (2003–2005) *Rachel Brand (2005–2007) *Elisebeth C. Cook (2008–2009) *Christopher H. Schroeder (2010–2012) *Beth Ann Williams (2017–2020) *Hampton Dellinger (2021–present)


Office of Legislative Affairs

* Carlos Uriarte (August 2022 - January 2025) * Peter Hyun (lawyer), Peter Hyun (November 2021 – August 2022; acting) * Helaine Greenfeld (January 2021 – November 2021; acting} * Stephen Boyd (attorney), Stephen Boyd (August 2017 – January 2021) * Peter J. Kadzik (June 2014 – January 2017) * Judith C. Appelbaum (June 13, 2012–?) * Ronald Weich, Ronald H. Weich (April 29, 2009 – April 25, 2012) * Richard Hertling (2003–2007) * Daniel J. Bryant (2001–2003) * Robert Raben (1999–2001) * Jon Jennings ''Acting'' (1998–1999) * L. Anthony Sutin (1998) * John R. Bolton (1985–1989) * Robert A. McConnell (1981–1985) * Patricia Wald (1977–1979) * Michael Uhlmann (1975–1977) * Mitch McConnell (1975, acting) * W. Vincent Rakestraw (March 3, 1974 – February 1, 1975) * Mike McKevitt (1973)


References

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