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 Portrait Name Years in office President * Acting Associate Attorney General1 Michael J. Egan 1977–1979 Jimmy Carter2 John H. Shenefield 1979–1981 3 Rudolph W. Giuliani 1981–1983 Ronald Reagan4 D. Lowell Jensen 1983–19855 Arnold I. Burns 1985–19866 Stephen S. Trott 1986–19887 Frank Keating 1988–1990 George H. W. Bush Vacant 1990–1992 8 Wayne Budd 1992–1993 9 Webster Hubbell 1993–1994 Bill Clinton 10 John Schmidt 1994–1997 11 Raymond C. Fisher 1997–199912 Daniel Marcus 1999–200113 Jay B. Stephens 2001–2002 George W. Bush – Peter Keisler * 2002–2003 14 Robert McCallum Jr. 2003–2006 – William W. Mercer * 2006–2007– Gregory G. Katsas * 2007–200815 Kevin J. O'Connor 2008–200916 Thomas J. Perrelli 2009–2012 Barack Obama17 Tony West 2012–2014 – Stuart F. Delery * 2014–2016– William J. Baer * 2016–2017 – Jesse Panuccio * 2017 Donald Trump 18 Rachel Brand 2017–2018 – Jesse Panuccio * 2018–2019 – Claire McCusker Murray* 2019–2021– Matthew Colangelo* 2021Joe Biden19Vanita Gupta 2021–2024– Benjamin C. Mizer* 2024–202520 Stanley Woodward 2025– Donald Trump

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