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United States Associate Attorney General
Senior official in the US Department of Justice
Senior official in the US Department of Justice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | United States Associate Attorney General |
| insignia | Seal of the United States Department of Justice.svg |
| insigniasize | 110 |
| insigniacaption | Seal of the department |
| flag | Flag of the United States Associate Attorney General.svg |
| flagsize | 120 |
| flagcaption | Flag of the associate attorney general |
| image | Stanley Woodward portrait.jpg |
| imagesize | 180 |
| incumbent | Stanley Woodward |
| incumbentsince | November 14, 2025 |
| department | United States Department of Justice |
| reports_to | Attorney General |
| appointer | The president |
| appointer_qualified | with Senate advice and consent |
| termlength | No fixed term |
| constituting_instrument | |
| formation | March 10, 1977 |
| first | Michael J. Egan |
| website |
The United States associate attorney general is the third-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). 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. The associate attorney general is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
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.
The Office of the Associate Attorney General was created on March 10, 1977, by Attorney General Order No. 699-77.
List of United States associate attorneys general
| No. | Portrait | Name | Years in office | President | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | – | 14 | – | – | 15 | 16 | 17 | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | – | 19 | – | 20 | |
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| [[File:Michael J. Egan Jr. circa 1975.jpg | 80px]] | Michael J. Egan | 1977–1979 | Jimmy Carter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:JohnHShenefield (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | John H. Shenefield | 1979–1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Rudolph Giuliani, D.A., NYC (06) (cropped).jpg | 127x127px]] | Rudolph W. Giuliani | 1981–1983 | Ronald Reagan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:D Lowell Jensen Senior District Judge.jpg | 80px]] | D. Lowell Jensen | 1983–1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:ArnoldBurnsSenate.png | 80px]] | Arnold I. Burns | 1985–1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Stephen S. Trott Circuit Judge.jpg | 80px]] | Stephen S. Trott | 1986–1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Frank Keating at a conference, Oct 20, 2001 - cropped.jpg | 80px]] | Frank Keating | 1988–1990 | George H. W. Bush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vacant | 1990–1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Budd | 1992–1993 | George H. W. Bush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Webster Hubbell | 1993–1994 | Bill Clinton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Schmidt | 1994–1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Raymond C. Fisher.JPG | 80px]] | Raymond C. Fisher | 1997–1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Marcus | 1999–2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jay B. Stephens | 2001–2002 | George W. Bush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Peter Keisler.jpg | 80px]] | Peter Keisler * | 2002–2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Robert D. McCallum, Jr.jpg | 80px]] | Robert McCallum Jr. | 2003–2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:William W. Mercer.jpg | 80px]] | William W. Mercer * | 2006–2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Gregory G. Katsas.jpg | 80px]] | Gregory G. Katsas * | 2007–2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Kevin J. O'Connor.jpg | 80px]] | Kevin J. O'Connor | 2008–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Thomas Perrelli USDOJ portrait.jpg | 80px]] | Thomas J. Perrelli | 2009–2012 | Barack Obama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:TonyWest-Official DOJ Portrait.jpg | 80px]] | Tony West | 2012–2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Stuart Delery.png | 80px]] | Stuart F. Delery * | 2014–2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:William J. Baer official photo.jpg | 80px]] | William J. Baer * | 2016–2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Jesse Panuccio official photo.jpg | 80px]] | Jesse Panuccio * | 2017 | Donald Trump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Rachel Brand official photo.jpg | 80px]] | Rachel Brand | 2017–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Jesse Panuccio official photo.jpg | 80px]] | Jesse Panuccio * | 2018–2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Claire McCusker Murray official portrait.jpg | 80px]] | Claire McCusker Murray* | 2019–2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Matthew Colangelo (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | Matthew Colangelo* | 2021 | Joe Biden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File: Asg vanita gupta.jpg | 80px]] | Vanita Gupta | 2021–2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ben Mizer.jpg | 80px]] | Benjamin C. Mizer* | 2024–2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Stanley Woodward portrait.jpg | 80px]] | Stanley Woodward | 2025– | Donald Trump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Acting Associate Attorney General |
References
References
- "DOJ: JMD: MPS: Functions Manual: Attorney General".
- "USDOJ: Office of the Associate Attorney General".
- "US CODE: Title 28,504a. Associate Attorney General".
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