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Office of Justice Programs — Assistant Attorney General (Office of Justice Programs) Amy L. Solomon: May 2, 2023 (Confirmed April 18, 2023, 59–40) [RC 14] July 19, 2024 [13] — Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Karhlton F. Moore: February 28, 2022 — — Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Alex Piquero: August 15 ...
On February 19, 1868, Lawrence introduced a bill in Congress to create the Department of Justice. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill into law on June 22, 1870. [8] Grant appointed Amos T. Akerman as attorney general and Benjamin H. Bristow as America's first solicitor general the same week that Congress created the Department of Justice ...
The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A lead prosecutor on the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents has left the U.S. Justice Department ahead of the president-elect ...
Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 86th United States attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021.
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. The position was created in 1950.
"The DOJ's position ... would give federal officials free license to cover up private sexual misconduct," Roberta Kaplan, attorney for E. Jean Carroll, said.
Resigned to run for Attorney General of Washington: West Virginia U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of West Virginia: William J. Ihlenfeld II: October 12, 2021 (Confirmed October 5, 2021, by voice vote) [V 61] January 20, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of West Virginia: William S. Thompson: October 13, 2021 (Confirmed October 5, 2021, by voice vote ...