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The Associate Attorney General is the
third-ranking official in the United States
Department of Justice. The Associate Attorney General advises
and assists the Attorney General and the
Deputy Attorney
General in policies relating to civil justice, federal and
local law enforcement, and public safety matters.[1][2] The
Associate Attorney General is appointed by the President and confirmed
by the Senate.[3] The
incumbent Associate Attorney General is Thomas J.
Perrelli.[2]
The Office of the Associate Attorney General oversees the Antitrust
Division, the Civil
Division, the
Environment and Natural Resources Division, the Tax
Division, the Office of Justice Programs,
the Community Oriented Policing Services, the Community Relations
Service, the Office of Dispute Resolution, the Office of Violence
Against Women, the Office of Information and Privacy, the Executive
Office for United States Trustees, and the Foreign Claims
Settlement Commission.[2]
The Office of the Associate Attorney General was created on
March 10, 1977 by Attorney General Order No. 699-77.[1]
Several recent former Associate Attorneys General include Jay B.
Stephens[4], Acting
Associate Attorney General Peter D.
Keisler[5], Stephen S.
Trott[6], Arnold
I. Burns[7], Rudy Giuliani[8], Robert
McCallum, Jr.[9], Frank Keating[10], Webster Hubbell
and Acting Associate Attorney General William W. Mercer.[11]
On January 5, 2009, President-elect Barack Obama
nominated Thomas J. Perrelli as the 18th
Associate Attorney General of the United States. He was confirmed
by the United States Senate in a 72-20
vote on March 12, 2009.[12][13]
List of
United States Associate Attorneys General
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