United States Department of Justice Civil Division

The United States Department of Justice Civil Division represents the United States, its departments and agencies, members of Congress, cabinet officers, and other federal employees. Its litigation reflects the diversity of government activities, involving, for example, the defense of challenges to Presidential actions; national security issues; benefit programs; energy policies; commercial issues such as contract disputes, banking insurance, patents, fraud, and debt collection; all manner of accident and liability claims; enforcement of immigration laws; and civil and criminal violations of consumer protection laws. Each year, Division attorneys handle thousands of cases that collectively involve billions of dollars in claims and recoveries. The Division confronts significant policy issues, which often rise to constitutional dimensions, in defending and enforcing various Federal programs and actions. The Civil Division is currently led by Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery, filling the vacancy created by Tony West who was promoted to Associate Attorney General of the United States.^[1]

Organization

The Civil Division is made up of the following offices:

• Appellate Staff
• Commercial Litigation Branch
  • Civil Frauds Section
  • General Corporate/Financial Litigation Section
  • Intellectual Property Section
  • Foreign Litigation Section
  • National Courts Section
• Consumer Protection Branch
• Federal Programs Branch
  • National Security, Foreign Relations, and Law Enforcement Section
  • Interstate and Foreign Commerce Section
  • Government Agencies and Corporations Section
  • Nondiscrimination Personnel Litigation Section
  • Discrimination in Employment Litigation Section
  • Human Resources Section
  • Interior, Agriculture, and Energy Concerns Section
  • Housing and Community Development Section
  • Freedom of Information and Privacy Section
  • Regulatory Enforcement and Defensive Banking Litigation Section
  • Disability Litigation Section
• Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL)
  • Appellate Section
  • District Court Section
• Office of Management Programs
• Torts Branch
  • Aviation and Admiralty Section
  • Federal Tort Claims Act Section
  • Environmental Torts Section
  • Constitutional and Specialized Torts Section
  • Tobacco Litigation Section

List of Assistant Attorneys General

Former Assistant Attorney General and future Chief Justice of the United States, Warren E. Burger

Carla Anderson Hills, the first woman Assistant Attorney General

Tony West, the first African American Assistant Attorney General

References

External links

• US DOJ Civil Division home page

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