United States Deputy Attorney General
| United States Deputy Attorney General | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Department of Justice | |
| United States Department of Justice | |
| Style | Mr. Deputy Attorney General |
| Abbreviation | DAG DepAG (informal) |
| Reports to | United States Attorney General |
| Seat | Department of Justice Headquarters, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The president with Senate advice and consent |
| Constituting instrument | 28 U.S.C. § 504 |
| Formation | May 24, 1950 |
| First holder | Peyton Ford |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level II |
| Website | www |
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The United States deputy attorney general (DAG) is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice.
The deputy attorney general acts as attorney general during the absence of the attorney general. The position was created in 1950.[2]
List of deputy attorneys general
| # | Image | Name | Term began | Term ended | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Peyton Ford | May 24, 1950 | 1951[3] | Harry S. Truman |
| 2 |  |
A. Devitt Vanech | 1951 | 1952 | |
| 3 | |
Ross L. Malone | 1952 | January 20, 1953 | |
| 4 |  |
William P. Rogers | January 20, 1953 | October 23, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 5 |  |
Lawrence Walsh | December 29, 1957 | January 20, 1961 | |
| 6 |  |
Byron White | January 20, 1961 | April 16, 1962 | John F. Kennedy |
| 7 |  |
Nicholas Katzenbach | April 16, 1962 | January 28, 1965 | |
| John F. Kennedy | |||||
| 8 |  |
Ramsey Clark | January 28, 1965 | March 10, 1967 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 9 |  |
Warren Christopher | March 10, 1967 | January 20, 1969 | |
| 10 |  |
Richard Kleindienst | January 20, 1969 | June 12, 1972 | Richard Nixon |
| 11 | |
Ralph E. Erickson | June 1972 | February 1973 | |
| 12 | |
Joseph Tyree Sneed III | February 1973 | July 9, 1973 | |
| 13 |  |
William Ruckelshaus | July 9, 1973 | October 20, 1973 | |
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Laurence Silberman | January 20, 1974 | April 6, 1975 | Richard Nixon |
| 15 | |
Harold R. Tyler Jr. | April 6, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | Gerald Ford |
| Acting |  |
Dick Thornburgh | January 20, 1977 | March 12, 1977 | Jimmy Carter |
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Peter F. Flaherty | April 12, 1977 | December 9, 1977 | |
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Benjamin Civiletti | May 16, 1978 | August 16, 1979 | |
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Charles Ruff | August 16, 1979 | February 27, 1980 | |
| 18 | |
Charles Byron Renfrew | February 27, 1980 | January 19, 1981 | |
| 19 | |
Edward C. Schmults | February 1981 | February 3, 1984 | Ronald Reagan |
| 20 | |
Carol E. Dinkins | May 23, 1984 | April 1985 | |
| 21 |  |
D. Lowell Jensen | May 1985 | June 25, 1986 | |
| 22 |  |
Arnold Burns | July 1986 | July 1988 | |
| 23 | |
Harold G. Christensen | July 1988 | May 22, 1989 | |
| 24 |  |
Donald B. Ayer | November 1989 | May 11, 1990 | George H. W. Bush |
| 25 |  |
William Barr | May 26, 1990 | November 26, 1991 | |
| 26 |  |
George J. Terwilliger III | November 26, 1991 | January 20, 1993 | |
| 27 |  |
Philip Heymann | May 28, 1993 | March 17, 1994 | Bill Clinton |
| 28 |  |
Jamie Gorelick | March 17, 1994 | May 1997 | |
| 29 |  |
Eric Holder | June 13, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | |
| Acting |  |
Robert Mueller | January 20, 2001 | May 10, 2001 | George W. Bush |
| 30 |  |
Larry Thompson | May 10, 2001 | August 31, 2003 | |
| 31 |  |
James Comey | November 9, 2003 | August 15, 2005 | |
| Acting |  |
Robert McCallum Jr. | August 15, 2005 | March 17, 2006 | |
| 32 |  |
Paul McNulty | March 17, 2006 | July 26, 2007 | |
| Acting |  |
Craig S. Morford | July 26, 2007 | March 10, 2008 | |
| 33 |  |
Mark Filip | March 10, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | |
| 34 |  |
David W. Ogden | March 12, 2009 | February 5, 2010 | Barack Obama |
| Acting |  |
Gary Grindler | February 5, 2010 | December 29, 2010 | |
| 35 |  |
James M. Cole | December 29, 2010 | January 8, 2015 | |
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Sally Yates | January 10, 2015 | May 13, 2015 | |
| May 13, 2015 | January 30, 2017 | Barack Obama | |||
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Dana Boente | February 9, 2017 | April 26, 2017 | Donald Trump |
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Rod Rosenstein | April 26, 2017 | May 11, 2019 | |
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Ed O'Callaghan | May 13, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | |
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Jeffrey A. Rosen | May 22, 2019 | December 23, 2020 | |
| Acting |  |
Richard Donoghue | December 24, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | |
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John P. Carlin | January 20, 2021 | April 21, 2021 | Joe Biden |
| 39 |  |
Lisa Monaco | April 21, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | |
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Emil Bove | January 20, 2025 | March 6, 2025 | Donald Trump |
| 40 |  |
Todd Blanche | March 6, 2025 | Incumbent |
References
- ↑ "Office of the Deputy Attorney General". Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ↑ "DOJ: JMD: MPS: Functions Manual: Attorney General". Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ↑ "The President's Day". Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. August 3, 1951. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.