United States Associate Attorney General
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Associate Attorney General of the United States - AAG - |
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Claire McCusker Murray Associate Attorney General ( executive ) |
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Current President of the United States : Donald Trump |
| First incumbent |
Michael J. Egan Foundation - March 10, 1977 |
| Current incumbent |
Claire McCusker Murray managing director |
| Creation of office | March 10, 1977 (Attorney General Order No. 699-77) |
| Salutation | "Mr./Madam Associate Attorney General" |
| Deputy | Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General (DAaG) currently: Claire McCusker Murray |
| Website | http://justice.gov |
The Associate Attorney General of the United States is the third senior officer in the US Department of Justice . He advises and assists the United States Attorney General and his deputy in political matters. He is appointed by the President of the United States with the approval of the Senate . The current incumbent is acting Claire McCusker Murray .
founding
The Office of the Attorney General Associate (OASG) was established by the Minister of Justice by Order No. 699-77 on March 10, 1977.
tasks
In addition to the policy advice the Minister of Justice and deputy of the Associate Attorney shall exercise general the supervision over various judicial institutions, in particular the departments of the US Department of Justice for civil, civil rights, antitrust, tax, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
List of Associate Attorneys General
| Surname | image | Term of office | Nomination by |
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| Michael Joseph Egan, Jr. | 1977-1979 | Carter | |
| John H. Shenefield | 1979-1981 | ||
| Rudolph William Louis Giuliani |
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1981-1983 | Reagan |
| Delwen Lowell Jensen |
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1983-1985 | |
| Arnold Irwin Burns | 1985-1986 | ||
| Stephen S. Trott |
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1986-1988 | |
| Francis Anthony Keating II |
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1988-1990 | George HW Bush |
| not occupied | 1990-1992 | ||
| Wayne Budd | 1992-1993 | ||
| Webster Lee Hubbell | 1993-1994 | Clinton | |
| John R. Schmidt | 1994-1997 | ||
| Raymond Corley Fisher |
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1997-1999 | |
| Daniel Marcus | 1999-2001 | ||
| Jay B. Stephens | 2001-2002 | George W. Bush | |
| Peter Douglas Keisler * |
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2002-2003 | |
| Robert Davis McCallum, Jr. |
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2003-2006 | |
| William W. Mercer * |
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2006-2007 | |
| Gregory George Katsas |
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2007-2008 | |
| Kevin James O'Connor |
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2008-2009 | |
| Thomas John Perrelli |
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2009–2012 | Obama |
| Tony West |
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2012-2014 | |
| Stuart F. Delery * | 2014-2016 | ||
| William Joseph Baer * |
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2016-2017 | |
| Jesse Michael Panuccio * |
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2017 | Trump |
| Rachel Lee Brand |
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2017-2018 | |
| Jesse Michael Panuccio * |
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2018-2019 | |
| Claire McCusker Murray * |
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2019– | |
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Individual evidence
- ^ Organization, Mission & Functions Manual: Attorney General, Deputy and Associate. US Department of Justice, September 9, 2014, accessed June 1, 2015 . (English).
- ↑ 28 USC §504a
- ↑ Sari Horwitz: Former Bush official Rachel Brand takes over No. 3 position at Justice Dept. In: The Washington Post , May 28, 2017.