United States Associate Attorney General

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 Stuart F. Delery.

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

References

External links

• Official website

Agencies under the United States Department of Justice Headquarters: Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building Loretta Lynch, Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates, Deputy Attorney General Deputy Attorneys General Justice Management Division Criminal Division National Security Division Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Drug Enforcement Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Prisons National Institute of Corrections United States Marshals Service Executive Office for Immigration Review Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management Office of the Federal Detention Trustee Office of Intelligence Policy and Review Office of the Pardon Attorney Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties Office of Professional Responsibility Office on Sexual Violence and Crimes against Children Office of Tribal Justice Professional Responsibility Advisory Office United States Attorneys INTERPOL, U.S. National Central Bureau National Drug Intelligence Center United States Parole Commission Office of Legal Counsel Associate Attorneys General Office of Justice Programs Office of Dispute Resolution Office on Violence Against Women Community Oriented Policing Services Office of Information Policy Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Antitrust Division Civil Division Civil Rights Division Environment and Natural Resources Division Tax Division United States Trustee Program Community Relations Service Office of Legal Policy Assistant Attorneys General Antitrust Division Civil Division Civil Rights Division Criminal Division National Security Division Environmental and Natural Resources Division Justice Management Division Tax Division Office of Legal Counsel Office of Legal Policy Office of Legislative Affairs Office of Justice Programs Solicitor General