List of Department of Justice appointments by Joe Biden explained

See main article: List of political appointments by Joe Biden.

President Biden will make many nominations to key roles in the Department of Justice, including the attorney general, deputy attorney general, and solicitor general. As with all other nominations, almost all of them have to be confirmed by the United States Senate before they can start their service.

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Justice by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States., according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 14 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 10 positions do not have nominees, and 6 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation.[1]

Color key

Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.

Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

Leadership

OfficeNomineeAssumed officeLeft office
—
Attorney General
Merrick Garland[2] 		March 11, 2021[3] —
—
Deputy Attorney General
Lisa Monaco		April 21, 2021[4] —
—
Associate Attorney General		TBA––

Vanita Gupta		April 22, 2021[5] February 2, 2024[6]
—
Solicitor General
Elizabeth Prelogar		October 28, 2021[7] —

Divisions

OfficeNomineeAssumed officeLeft office
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Antitrust Division)
Jonathan Kanter		November 16, 2021[8] —
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Civil Division)		TBA——
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Civil Rights)
Kristen Clarke		May 25, 2021[9] [10] —
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Criminal Division)		TBA——

Kenneth Polite[11] 		July 21, 2021 [12] July 28, 2023[13]
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Environment and Natural Resources Division)
Todd Kim		July 28, 2021[14] —
—
Assistant Attorney General
(National Security Division)
Matthew G. Olsen		November 1, 2021[15] —
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Tax Division)		TBA——

Offices

OfficeNomineeAssumed officeLeft office
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Office of Legal Counsel)
Christopher Fonzone[16] 		January 5, 2024[17] —

Christopher H. Schroeder		October 29, 2021[18] July 9, 2023[19]
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Office of Legal Policy)		TBA——

Hampton Dellinger		November 1, 2021[20] June 2023[21]
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Office of Legislative Affairs)
Carlos Uriarte		August 15, 2022[22] —

Federal agencies

OfficeNomineeAssumed officeLeft office
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
—
Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Steve Dettelbach[23] 		July 13, 2022[24] —
Drug Enforcement Administration
—
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
Anne Milgram		June 28, 2021[25] —
United States Marshals Service
—
Director of the United States Marshals Service
Ronald L. Davis[26] 		September 27, 2021[27] —

Other offices and agencies

See also: United States Attorneys appointed by Joe Biden.

Commissions

OfficeNomineeAssumed officeLeft office
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
—
Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission		TBA——
United States Parole Commission
—
Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission		Almo J. CarterAnnounced July 27, 2022—
TBA——
TBA——
TBA——

Withdrawn nominations

OfficeNomineeAnnouncedWithdrawnNotes
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Civil Division)		Javier M. GuzmanApril 27, 2021[36] July 20, 2021[37]
—
Director of the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
David Chipman		April 6, 2021[38] September 9, 2021[39]
—
Assistant Attorney General
(Office of Legislative Affairs)
Helaine Greenfeld		April 23, 2021[40] January 3, 2022Nomination not resubmitted

See also

Notes

Confirmations by roll call vote
  1. Web site: Service. Partnership for Public. Political Appointee Tracker . 2021-07-16. Partnership for Public Service. en-US.
  2. Web site: Johnson. Kevin. Senate confirms Merrick Garland 70-30; sprawling Capitol inquiry awaits. 2021-03-10. USA TODAY. en-US.
  3. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Merrick Brian Garland, of Maryland, to be Attorney General) . US Senate . 5 November 2021.
  4. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General) . US Senate . 5 November 2021.
  5. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Vanita Gupta, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General) . US Senate . 5 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Johnson. Carrie. As she leaves DOJ, associate AG recalls the cases that will 'stick with me forever'. March 11, 2024. NPR. January 31, 2024.
  7. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth Prelogar, of Indiana, to be Solicitor General of the United States) . US Senate . 28 October 2021.
  8. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jonathan Kanter, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 17 November 2021.
  9. Web site: Velz. Peter. May 25, 2021. This evening, the @VP will ceremonially swear in @KristenClarkeJD as Assistant Attorney for the Civil Rights Division at @TheJusticeDept. live. May 25, 2021. Twitter. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525200033/https://twitter.com/PeterVelz46/status/1397281192693665797 . May 25, 2021 .
  10. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kristen M. Clarke, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 28 October 2021.
  11. Web site: 2021-04-12. President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate 11 Key Administration Leaders on National Security and Law Enforcement. 2021-04-12. The White House. en-US.
  12. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 17 October 2021.
  13. Web site: Polite retires from leading Justice Department's Criminal Division . 2023-07-17 . Associated Press . 2023-09-20.
  14. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Todd Sunhwae Kim, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 17 October 2021.
  15. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Matthew G. Olsen, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 28 October 2021.
  16. Web site: 2021-09-05. President Biden Announces Key Nominees. 2023-09-07. The White House. en-US.
  17. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 20 December 2023.
  18. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Christopher H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 28 October 2021.
  19. Web site: Schroeder retires from leading Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel . 2023-08-04 . Duke Law . 2023-09-07.
  20. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Hampton Y. Dellinger, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 28 October 2021.
  21. President Biden Announces Hampton Dellinger as Nominee for Special Counsel, Office of the Special Counsel . October 3, 2023 . The White House . October 3, 2023.
  22. Web site: PN2055 - Nomination of Carlos Felipe Uriarte for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) . www.congress.gov . 15 August 2022 . 4 August 2022.
  23. Web site: FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Ghost Guns, Ensures That ATF Has the Leadership it Needs to Enforce Our Gun Laws . The White House . April 11, 2022 . 11 April 2022.
  24. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Steven M. Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) . US Senate . 17 July 2022.
  25. Web site: 2021-06-17. PN422 - Nomination of Anne Milgram for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022). 2021-06-24. www.congress.gov.
  26. Web site: 2021-03-26. President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Key Members for the Department of Labor, Department of Transportation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Appalachian Regional Commission. 2021-03-26. The White House. en-US.
  27. Web site: PN275 — Ronald L. Davis — Department of Justice 117th Congress (2021-2022) . US Congress . September 22, 2021. 17 October 2021.
  28. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General). US Congress. April 18, 2023.
  29. Web site: President Biden Taps Nationally Renowned Criminal Justice Researcher Nancy La Vigne to Lead NIJ . Office of Justice Programs . May 4, 2022 . 9 May 2022 . en.
  30. Web site: Offices Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) . Office of Justice Programs . 16 February 2022 . en.
  31. Web site: OJJDP Welcomes New Administrator. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022.
  32. Web site: PN1672 — Paul Monteiro — Department of Justice 117th Congress (2021-2022) . US Congress . 11 May 2022.
  33. Web site: Governor Wes Moore Appoints First Secretary of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation . 2023-04-03 . Office of Governor Wes Moore . 2023-04-11.
  34. Justice Department. TheJusticeDept. 1681372295212695570. Rosie Hidalgo Sworn In as Director for the Office on Violence Against Women, making her the first Senate-confirmed director to lead @OVWJustice since 2012.. July 19, 2023.
  35. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Rosemarie Hidalgo, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice). US Congress. July 12, 2023.
  36. Web site: 2021-04-27. President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations. 2021-04-27. The White House. en-US.
  37. Web site: 2021-07-20. Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate. 2021-07-20. The White House. en-US.
  38. Web site: Associated Press. 2021-04-07. AP sources: Biden to nominate former special agent, gun control advocate David Chipman as ATF director. 2021-04-07. KWWL. en-US.
  39. Web site: Raju . Manu . White House withdraws David Chipman's nomination as head of ATF . CNN . 9 September 2021. September 9, 2021.
  40. Web site: 2021-04-23. President Biden Announces Six Key Administration Nominations. 2021-04-23. The White House. en-US.
Confirmations by voice vote
  1. Web site: Service. Partnership for Public. Political Appointee Tracker . 2021-07-16. Partnership for Public Service. en-US.
  2. Web site: Johnson. Kevin. Senate confirms Merrick Garland 70-30; sprawling Capitol inquiry awaits. 2021-03-10. USA TODAY. en-US.
  3. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Merrick Brian Garland, of Maryland, to be Attorney General) . US Senate . 5 November 2021.
  4. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General) . US Senate . 5 November 2021.
  5. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Vanita Gupta, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General) . US Senate . 5 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Johnson. Carrie. As she leaves DOJ, associate AG recalls the cases that will 'stick with me forever'. March 11, 2024. NPR. January 31, 2024.
  7. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth Prelogar, of Indiana, to be Solicitor General of the United States) . US Senate . 28 October 2021.
  8. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jonathan Kanter, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 17 November 2021.
  9. Web site: Velz. Peter. May 25, 2021. This evening, the @VP will ceremonially swear in @KristenClarkeJD as Assistant Attorney for the Civil Rights Division at @TheJusticeDept. live. May 25, 2021. Twitter. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525200033/https://twitter.com/PeterVelz46/status/1397281192693665797 . May 25, 2021 .
  10. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kristen M. Clarke, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 28 October 2021.
  11. Web site: 2021-04-12. President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate 11 Key Administration Leaders on National Security and Law Enforcement. 2021-04-12. The White House. en-US.
  12. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 17 October 2021.
  13. Web site: Polite retires from leading Justice Department's Criminal Division . 2023-07-17 . Associated Press . 2023-09-20.
  14. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Todd Sunhwae Kim, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 17 October 2021.
  15. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Matthew G. Olsen, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 28 October 2021.
  16. Web site: 2021-09-05. President Biden Announces Key Nominees. 2023-09-07. The White House. en-US.
  17. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 20 December 2023.
  18. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Christopher H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 28 October 2021.
  19. Web site: Schroeder retires from leading Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel . 2023-08-04 . Duke Law . 2023-09-07.
  20. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Hampton Y. Dellinger, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General) . US Senate . 28 October 2021.
  21. President Biden Announces Hampton Dellinger as Nominee for Special Counsel, Office of the Special Counsel . October 3, 2023 . The White House . October 3, 2023.
  22. Web site: PN2055 - Nomination of Carlos Felipe Uriarte for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) . www.congress.gov . 15 August 2022 . 4 August 2022.
  23. Web site: FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Ghost Guns, Ensures That ATF Has the Leadership it Needs to Enforce Our Gun Laws . The White House . April 11, 2022 . 11 April 2022.
  24. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Steven M. Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) . US Senate . 17 July 2022.
  25. Web site: 2021-06-17. PN422 - Nomination of Anne Milgram for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022). 2021-06-24. www.congress.gov.
  26. Web site: 2021-03-26. President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Key Members for the Department of Labor, Department of Transportation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Appalachian Regional Commission. 2021-03-26. The White House. en-US.
  27. Web site: PN275 — Ronald L. Davis — Department of Justice 117th Congress (2021-2022) . US Congress . September 22, 2021. 17 October 2021.
  28. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General). US Congress. April 18, 2023.
  29. Web site: President Biden Taps Nationally Renowned Criminal Justice Researcher Nancy La Vigne to Lead NIJ . Office of Justice Programs . May 4, 2022 . 9 May 2022 . en.
  30. Web site: Offices Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) . Office of Justice Programs . 16 February 2022 . en.
  31. Web site: OJJDP Welcomes New Administrator. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022.
  32. Web site: PN1672 — Paul Monteiro — Department of Justice 117th Congress (2021-2022) . US Congress . 11 May 2022.
  33. Web site: Governor Wes Moore Appoints First Secretary of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation . 2023-04-03 . Office of Governor Wes Moore . 2023-04-11.
  34. Justice Department. TheJusticeDept. 1681372295212695570. Rosie Hidalgo Sworn In as Director for the Office on Violence Against Women, making her the first Senate-confirmed director to lead @OVWJustice since 2012.. July 19, 2023.
  35. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Rosemarie Hidalgo, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice). US Congress. July 12, 2023.
  36. Web site: 2021-04-27. President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations. 2021-04-27. The White House. en-US.
  37. Web site: 2021-07-20. Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate. 2021-07-20. The White House. en-US.
  38. Web site: Associated Press. 2021-04-07. AP sources: Biden to nominate former special agent, gun control advocate David Chipman as ATF director. 2021-04-07. KWWL. en-US.
  39. Web site: Raju . Manu . White House withdraws David Chipman's nomination as head of ATF . CNN . 9 September 2021. September 9, 2021.
  40. Web site: 2021-04-23. President Biden Announces Six Key Administration Nominations. 2021-04-23. The White House. en-US.

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