United States Deputy Attorney General

United States Deputy Attorney General
United States Deputy Attorney General
	File:Seal of the United States Department of Justice.svg Seal of the Department of Justice
	File:Lisa Monaco, Deputy Attorney General.jpg Incumbent; Lisa Monaco; since April 21, 2021
	United States Department of Justice
Style	Madam. Deputy Attorney General
Reports to	United States Attorney General
Seat	Department of Justice Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Appointer	The President; with Senate advice and consent
Formation	May 24, 1950
First holder	Peyton Ford
Salary	Executive Schedule, Level II
Website	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	File:A. Devitt Vanech.jpg	A. Devitt Vanech	1951	1952
3		Ross L. Malone	1952	January 20, 1953
4	File:William P. Rogers, U.S. Secretary of State.jpg	William P. Rogers	January 20, 1953	October 23, 1957	Dwight D. Eisenhower
5	File:Lawrence Walsh at the Oval Office in 1960.jpg	Lawrence Walsh	December 29, 1957	January 20, 1961	Dwight D. Eisenhower
6	File:Justice White Official.jpg	Byron White	January 20, 1961	April 16, 1962	John F. Kennedy
7	File:Nicholas Katzenbach at White House, 6 May 1968.jpg	Nicholas Katzenbach	April 16, 1962	January 28, 1965	John F. Kennedy
7	File:Nicholas Katzenbach at White House, 6 May 1968.jpg	Nicholas Katzenbach	April 16, 1962	January 28, 1965	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
8	File:Ramsey Clark at the White House, 28 Feb 1968.jpg	Ramsey Clark	January 28, 1965	March 10, 1967	Lyndon B. Johnson
9	File:Warren Christopher.jpg	Warren Christopher	March 10, 1967	January 20, 1969	Lyndon B. Johnson
10	File:Attorney General Richard Kleindienst.jpg	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	File:William Ruckelshaus.jpg	William Ruckelshaus	July 9, 1973	October 20, 1973
14	File:Laurence Silberman (2).jpg	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	File:Peter F. Flaherty (PA mayor).png	Peter F. Flaherty	April 12, 1977	December 9, 1977	Jimmy Carter
17	File:Benjamin Civiletti (1979).jpg	Benjamin Civiletti	May 16, 1978	August 16, 1979
Acting	File:White House Counsel Charles Ruff and others at a House Judiciary Committee hearing (1).jpg	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	File:D Lowell Jensen Senior District Judge.jpg	D. Lowell Jensen	1985	June 25, 1986
22	File:ArnoldBurnsSenate.png	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	File:William Barr, official photo as Attorney General.jpg	William P. Barr	May 26, 1990	November 26, 1991
26		George Terwilliger	November 26, 1991	January 20, 1993
27	File:Phil Heymann.jpg	Philip Heymann	May 28, 1993	March 17, 1994	Bill Clinton
28	File:GorelickJamie.jpg	Jamie Gorelick	March 17, 1994	May 1997
29	File:HolderEric.jpg	Eric Holder	June 13, 1997	January 20, 2001
Acting	File:Robert S. Mueller official portrait.jpg	Robert Mueller	January 20, 2001	May 10, 2001	George W. Bush
30	File:Larry Thompson from White House.jpg	Larry Thompson	May 10, 2001	August 31, 2003
31	File:James Comey US Deputy Attorney General.jpg	James Comey	November 9, 2003	August 15, 2005
Acting	File:Robert D. McCallum, Jr.jpg	Robert McCallum, Jr.	August 15, 2005	March 17, 2006
32	File:McNulty.jpeg	Paul McNulty	March 17, 2006	July 26, 2007
Acting	File:MorfordCraig.jpg	Craig S. Morford	July 26, 2007	March 10, 2008
33	File:Mark Filip.jpg	Mark Filip	March 10, 2008	January 20, 2009
34	File:David Ogden official portrait.jpg	David W. Ogden	March 12, 2009	February 5, 2010	Barack Obama
Acting	File:Gary Grindler.jpg	Gary Grindler	February 5, 2010	December 29, 2010
35	File:James M Cole.jpg	James M. Cole	December 29, 2010	January 8, 2015
36	File:Sally Q. Yates (cropped).jpg	Sally Yates	January 10, 2015	January 30, 2017
36	File:Sally Q. Yates (cropped).jpg	Sally Yates	January 10, 2015	January 30, 2017	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Acting	File:Dana Boente (cropped).jpg	Dana Boente	February 9, 2017	April 25, 2017	Donald Trump
37	File:Rod Rosenstein official portrait 2 (cropped).jpg	Rod Rosenstein	April 26, 2017	May 11, 2019
Acting	File:Ed O'Callaghan official portrait (cropped).jpg	Ed O'Callaghan	May 13, 2019	May 22, 2019
38	File:Jeff Rosen official DOJ portrait (cropped).jpg	Jeffrey A. Rosen	May 22, 2019	December 23, 2020
Acting	File:Richard P. Donoghue.jpg	Richard Donoghue	December 24, 2020	January 20, 2021
Acting	File:Assistant Attorney General John Carlin (2015) (cropped).png	John P. Carlin	January 21, 2021	April 21, 2021	Joe Biden
39	File:Lisa Monaco, Deputy Attorney General.jpg	Lisa Monaco	April 21, 2021	Incumbent	Joe Biden

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco's First Day" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Justice. April 21, 2021. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/readout-deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monacos-first-day. Retrieved 2021-04-21. "Today, Lisa O. Monaco was sworn in as the 39th Deputy Attorney General (DAG) of the United States."
↑ "DOJ: JMD: MPS: Functions Manual: Attorney General". http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/mps/manual/ag.htm.
↑ "The President's Day". Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. August 3, 1951. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/calendar/main.php?currYear=1951&currMonth=8&currDay=3.

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[DOJ-DAG-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco's First Day" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Justice. April 21, 2021. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/readout-deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monacos-first-day. Retrieved 2021-04-21. "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". http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/mps/manual/ag.htm.

[3] "The President's Day". Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. August 3, 1951. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/calendar/main.php?currYear=1951&currMonth=8&currDay=3.

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