United States Deputy Attorney General

United States Deputy Attorney General
Seal of the Department of Justice
Incumbent
Lisa Monaco
since April 21, 2021[1]
United States Department of Justice
StyleMadam. Deputy Attorney General
Reports toUnited States Attorney General
SeatDepartment of Justice Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
FormationMay 24, 1950
First holderPeyton Ford
SalaryExecutive Schedule, Level II
Websitewww.justice.gov/dag

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. Lisa Monaco has served in this role since April 21, 2021.[1]

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.[2]

List of United States deputy attorneys general

# Image Name Term began Term ended President(s) served under
1 Peyton Ford May 24, 1950 1951[3] Harry S. Truman
2 A. Devitt Vanech 1951 1952
3 Ross L. Malone 1952 January 20, 1953
4 William P. Rogers January 20, 1953 October 23, 1957 Dwight D. Eisenhower
5 Lawrence Walsh December 29, 1957 January 20, 1961
6 Byron White January 20, 1961 April 16, 1962 John F. Kennedy
7 Nicholas Katzenbach April 16, 1962 January 28, 1965
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
8 Ramsey Clark January 28, 1965 March 10, 1967 Lyndon B. Johnson
9 Warren Christopher March 10, 1967 January 20, 1969
10 Richard Kleindienst January 20, 1969 June 12, 1972 Richard Nixon
11 Ralph E. Erickson 1972 1973
12 Joseph Sneed February 1973 July 9, 1973
13 William Ruckelshaus July 9, 1973 October 20, 1973
14 Laurence Silberman January 20, 1974 April 6, 1975 Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
15 Harold R. Tyler, Jr. April 6, 1975 January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford
16 Peter F. Flaherty April 12, 1977 December 9, 1977 Jimmy Carter
17 Benjamin Civiletti May 16, 1978 August 16, 1979
Acting Charles Ruff August 16, 1979 February 27, 1980
18 Charles Byron Renfrew February 27, 1980 January 20, 1981
19 Edward C. Schmults 1981 February 3, 1984 Ronald Reagan
20 Carol E. Dinkins May 23, 1984 1985
21 D. Lowell Jensen 1985 June 25, 1986
22 Arnold Burns July 1986 July 1988
23 Harold G. Christensen July 1988 May 22, 1989
24 Donald B. Ayer November 1989 May 11, 1990 George H. W. Bush
25 William P. Barr May 26, 1990 November 26, 1991
26 George Terwilliger November 26, 1991 January 20, 1993
27 Philip Heymann May 28, 1993 March 17, 1994 Bill Clinton
28 Jamie Gorelick March 17, 1994 May 1997
29 Eric Holder June 13, 1997 January 20, 2001
Acting Robert Mueller January 20, 2001 May 10, 2001 George W. Bush
30 Larry Thompson May 10, 2001 August 31, 2003
31 James Comey November 9, 2003 August 15, 2005
Acting Robert McCallum, Jr. August 15, 2005 March 17, 2006
32 Paul McNulty March 17, 2006 July 26, 2007
Acting Craig S. Morford July 26, 2007 March 10, 2008
33 Mark Filip March 10, 2008 January 20, 2009
34 David W. Ogden March 12, 2009 February 5, 2010 Barack Obama
Acting Gary Grindler February 5, 2010 December 29, 2010
35 James M. Cole December 29, 2010 January 8, 2015
36 Sally Yates January 10, 2015 January 30, 2017
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Acting Dana Boente February 9, 2017 April 25, 2017 Donald Trump
37 Rod Rosenstein April 26, 2017 May 11, 2019
Acting Ed O'Callaghan May 13, 2019 May 22, 2019
38 Jeffrey A. Rosen May 22, 2019 December 23, 2020
Acting Richard Donoghue December 24, 2020 January 20, 2021
Acting John P. Carlin January 21, 2021 April 21, 2021 Joe Biden
39 Lisa Monaco April 21, 2021 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ a b "Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco's First Day" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Justice. April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021. Today, Lisa O. Monaco was sworn in as the 39th Deputy Attorney General (DAG) of the United States.
  2. ^ "DOJ: JMD: MPS: Functions Manual: Attorney General". Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "The President's Day". Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. August 3, 1951. Retrieved February 23, 2016.


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