United States Deputy Attorney General
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United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. In the United States federal government, the Deputy Attorney General oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Justice, and may act as Attorney General during the absence of the Attorney General. The Deputy Attorney General is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The position was created in 1950.[1]
The current Deputy Attorney General is Mark Filip, who was confirmed by the Senate by unanimous vote on March 3, 2008 and sworn in on March 10, 2008.[2]
[edit] 2007 Turnover
On May 14, 2007 Paul McNulty, then Deputy Attorney General, announced his resignation in a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.[3] At the time, McNulty was considered "the highest-ranking Bush administration casualty in the furor over the firing of U.S. attorneys." [4] Later, Gonzales himself would resign.
On July 18, 2007 President Bush announced his appointment of Craig S. Morford as acting Deputy Attorney General. Morford had been serving as the U.S. attorney in Nashville, Tennessee, and was known for his successful prosecution of former Ohio Representative James Traficant on bribery charges[5].
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/mps/manual/ag.htm (retrieved March 17, 2008).
- ^ http://www.usdoj.gov/dag/index.html (Retrieved March 17, 2008).
- ^ "Paul McNulty's resignation letter", Washington Post, May 14, [2007]. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- ^ Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated Press Writer. "McNulty, Justice Dept. No. 2, Resigning", ABC News, May 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- ^ Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated Press Writer. "Bush Picks Justice No. 2", July 20, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
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