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 '''Office of the Pardon Attorney (OPA)''' functions within the [[Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] to support the President in exercising executive clemency powers. This includes managing applications for pardons, commutations of sentence, remissions of fine or restitution, and reprieves for federal offenses.
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+The office, part of the [[United States Department of Justice]], assists the [[president of the United States]] in his exercise of [[Federal pardons in the United States|executive clemency]] as authorized by [[Article Two of the United States Constitution|Article II, Section 2, of the US Constitution]]. The office is headed by the pardon attorney, with the current incumbent being Elizabeth G. Oyer, appointed by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden]] in 2022. It operates under the general oversight of the [[United States Deputy Attorney General|deputy attorney general]] and in consultation with the [[United States Attorney General|attorney general]] or their delegate to review and process clemency applications.
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-The '''Office of the Pardon Attorney''', part of the [[United States Department of Justice]], assists the [[president of the United States]] in his exercise of [[Federal pardons in the United States|executive clemency]] as authorized by [[Article Two of the United States Constitution|Article II, Section 2, of the US Constitution]]. The office is headed by the pardon attorney, with the current incumbent being Elizabeth G. Oyer, appointed by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden]] in 2022. It operates under the general oversight of the [[United States Deputy Attorney General|deputy attorney general]] and in consultation with the [[United States Attorney General|attorney general]] or their delegate to review and process clemency applications.
 Under the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], the president's clemency power extends only to federal criminal offenses. All requests for executive clemency for federal offenses are directed to the Office of the Pardon Attorney for investigation and review. The pardon attorney prepares the department's recommendation to the president for final disposition of each application.