The United States deputy attorney general is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice and oversees the day-to-day operation of the department. The deputy attorney general acts as attorney general during the absence of the attorney general.
The deputy attorney general is a political appointee of the president of the United States and takes office after confirmation by the United States Senate. The position was created in 1950.
List of United States deputy attorneys general #ImageNameTerm beganTerm endedPresident(s) served under1Peyton FordMay 24, 19501951Harry S. Truman2A. Devitt Vanech1951 19523Ross L. Malone1952January 20, 19534William P. RogersJanuary 20, 1953October 23, 1957Dwight D. Eisenhower5Lawrence WalshDecember 29, 1957January 20, 19616Byron WhiteJanuary 20, 1961April 16, 1962John F. Kennedy7Nicholas KatzenbachApril 16, 1962January 28, 1965John F. KennedyLyndon B. Johnson8Ramsey ClarkJanuary 28, 1965March 10, 1967Lyndon B. Johnson9Warren ChristopherMarch 10, 1967January 20, 196910Richard KleindienstJanuary 20, 1969June 12, 1972Richard Nixon11Ralph E. EricksonJune 1972February 197312Joseph Tyree Sneed IIIFebruary 1973July 9, 197313William RuckelshausJuly 9, 1973October 20, 197314Laurence SilbermanJanuary 20, 1974April 6, 1975Richard NixonGerald Ford15Harold R. Tyler Jr.April 6, 1975January 20, 1977Gerald FordActingDick ThornburghJanuary 20, 1977March 12, 1977Jimmy Carter16Peter F. FlahertyApril 12, 1977December 9, 197717Benjamin CivilettiMay 16, 1978August 16, 1979ActingCharles RuffAugust 16, 1979February 27, 198018Charles Byron RenfrewFebruary 27, 1980January 19, 198119Edward C. SchmultsFebruary 1981 February 3, 1984Ronald Reagan20Carol E. DinkinsMay 23, 1984April 198521D. Lowell JensenMay 1985June 25, 198622Arnold BurnsJuly 1986July 198823Harold G. ChristensenJuly 1988May 22, 198924Donald B. AyerNovember 1989May 11, 1990George H. W. Bush25William BarrMay 26, 1990November 26, 199126George J. Terwilliger IIINovember 26, 1991January 20, 199327Philip HeymannMay 28, 1993March 17, 1994Bill Clinton28Jamie GorelickMarch 17, 1994May 199729Eric HolderJune 13, 1997January 20, 2001ActingRobert MuellerJanuary 20, 2001May 10, 2001George W. Bush30Larry ThompsonMay 10, 2001August 31, 200331James ComeyNovember 9, 2003August 15, 2005ActingRobert McCallum Jr.August 15, 2005March 17, 200632Paul McNultyMarch 17, 2006July 26, 2007ActingCraig S. MorfordJuly 26, 2007March 10, 200833Mark FilipMarch 10, 2008January 20, 200934David W. OgdenMarch 12, 2009February 5, 2010Barack ObamaActingGary GrindlerFebruary 5, 2010December 29, 201035James M. ColeDecember 29, 2010January 8, 201536Sally YatesJanuary 10, 2015May 13, 2015May 13, 2015January 30, 2017Barack ObamaDonald TrumpActingDana BoenteFebruary 9, 2017April 26, 2017Donald Trump 37Rod RosensteinApril 26, 2017May 11, 2019 Ed O'Callaghan May 13, 2019 May 22, 2019 38Jeffrey A. Rosen May 22, 2019 December 23, 2020 Richard Donoghue December 24, 2020 January 20, 2021ActingJohn P. CarlinJanuary 20, 2021April 21, 2021Joe Biden39Lisa MonacoApril 21, 2021January 20, 2025ActingEmil BoveJanuary 20, 2025March 6, 2025Donald Trump40Todd BlancheMarch 6, 2025August 10, 2026ActingTrent McCotterAugust 10, 2026Incumbent
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