List of Department of Justice appointments by Donald Trump
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Appointments (first administration)
[edit]Office | Nominee | Assumed office | left office |
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![]() Attorney General | |||
![]() William Barr[1] |
February 14, 2019 (Confirmed February 14, 2019, 54–45)[RC1 1] |
December 23, 2020 | |
![]() Matthew Whitaker |
November 7, 2018 | February 14, 2019 | |
![]() Jeff Sessions |
February 8, 2017 (Confirmed February 8, 2017, 52–47)[RC1 2] |
November 7, 2018 | |
![]() Deputy Attorney General |
![]() Jeffrey A. Rosen |
May 22, 2019 (Confirmed May 16, 2019, 52–45)[RC1 3] |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Rod Rosenstein |
April 26, 2017 (Confirmed April 25, 2017, 94–6)[RC1 4] |
May 11, 2019 | |
![]() Associate Attorney General |
![]() Claire McCusker Murray |
May 14, 2019 | January 20, 2021 |
![]() Jesse Panuccio |
February 21, 2018 | May 3, 2019 | |
![]() Rachel Brand |
May 22, 2017 (Confirmed May 18, 2017, 52–46)[RC1 5] |
February 20, 2018 | |
![]() Solicitor General |
Jeff Wall | July 3, 2020 | January 20, 2021 |
March 10, 2017 | September 19, 2017 | ||
![]() Noel Francisco |
September 19, 2017 (Confirmed September 19, 2017, 50–47)[RC1 6] |
July 3, 2020 | |
January 23, 2017 | March 10, 2017 | ||
![]() Assistant Attorney General (Antitrust Division) |
![]() Makan Delrahim[2] |
September 28, 2017 (Confirmed September 27, 2017, 73–21)[RC1 7] |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Assistant Attorney General (Civil Division) |
![]() Ethan P. Davis |
July 4, 2020 | September 11, 2020 |
![]() Jody Hunt |
September 4, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2017, 72–23)[RC1 8] |
July 3, 2020 | |
![]() Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights) |
![]() Eric Dreiband |
October 12, 2018 (Confirmed October 11, 2018, 50–47)[RC1 9] |
January 8, 2021 |
![]() Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division) |
![]() Brian Rabbitt |
July 3, 2020 | December 24, 2020 |
![]() Brian Benczkowski |
July 16, 2018 (Confirmed July 11, 2018, 51–48)[RC1 10] |
July 3, 2020 | |
![]() Assistant Attorney General (Environment and Natural Resources Division) |
![]() Jeffrey Clark |
November 1, 2018 (Confirmed October 11, 2018, 52–45)[RC1 11] |
January 21, 2021 |
![]() Assistant Attorney General (National Security Division) |
![]() John Demers[3] |
February 22, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote)[V1 1] |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Assistant Attorney General (Tax Division) |
Richard E. Zuckerman | Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021[4] | |
2017 | 2021 | ||
![]() Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Counsel) |
![]() Steven Engel[5] |
November 13, 2017 (Confirmed November 7, 2017, 51–47)[RC1 12] |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Policy) |
![]() Beth Ann Williams |
August 21, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)[V1 2] |
December 11, 2020 |
![]() Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legislative Affairs) |
![]() Stephen Boyd |
September 5, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)[V1 3] |
January 20, 2021 |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |||
![]() Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
![]() Regina Lombardo |
May 1, 2019 | June 3, 2021 |
![]() Kenneth Charles Canterbury Jr. |
Nomination withdrawn by the President on February 28, 2017[6] | ||
Federal Bureau of Investigation | |||
![]() Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
![]() Christopher A. Wray[7] |
August 2, 2017 (Confirmed August 1, 2017, 92–5)[RC1 13] |
January 19, 2025 |
Federal Bureau of Prisons | |||
![]() Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons | |||
![]() Kathleen Hawk Sawyer |
August 19, 2019 | February 25, 2020 | |
Hugh Hurwitz | May 2018 | August 19, 2019 | |
![]() Mark Inch |
September 18, 2017 | May 18, 2018 | |
![]() Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Prison Industries |
![]() Deline R. Reardon[8] |
March 5, 2018 | |
Office of Justice Programs | |||
![]() Assistant Attorney General (Office of Justice Programs) |
Katharine Sullivan | Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021[9] | |
June 2019 | January 20, 2021 | ||
![]() Laura Rogers |
July 2018 | October 2018 | |
![]() Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance |
Jon Adler[10] | December 11, 2017 (Appointed September 15, 2017) |
September 16, 2019 |
![]() Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Jeffrey H. Anderson | November 2017 | January 20, 2021 |
![]() Director of the National Institute of Justice |
![]() David B. Muhlhausen[11][12] |
August 22, 2017 (Appointed July 11, 2017) |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Director of the Office for Victims of Crime |
![]() Darlene Hutchinson Biehl[13] |
August 14, 2017 (Appointed July 1, 2017) |
December 2019 |
![]() Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
![]() Caren Harp[14] |
January 19, 2018 (Appointed December 18, 2017) |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Director of the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking |
![]() Laura Rogers |
January 4, 2018 (Appointed October 5, 2017) |
July 2019 |
Office on Violence Against Women | |||
![]() Director of the Office of Violence Against Women |
![]() Laura Rogers |
July 2019 | January 2021 |
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission | |||
![]() Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission |
Patrick Hovakimian[15] | June 4, 2018 (Confirmed May 10, 2018, voice vote)[V1 4] |
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United States Marshals Service | |||
![]() Director of the United States Marshals Service |
![]() Donald W. Washington |
March 29, 2019 (Confirmed March 14, 2018, voice vote)[V1 5] |
September 27, 2021 |
![]() Director of Community Relations Service |
Gerri Ratliff | June 15, 2018 | May 2022 |
Drug Enforcement Administration | |||
![]() Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration |
![]() Timothy Shea |
May 19, 2020 | January 20, 2021 |
![]() Uttam Dhillon |
July 2, 2018 | May 18, 2020 | |
![]() Robert W. Patterson |
October 1, 2017 | July 2, 2018 |
Appointments (second administration)
[edit]Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Attorney General |
![]() Pam Bondi[16] |
February 5, 2025 (Confirmed February 4, 2025, 54–46)[RC2 1] |
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![]() Deputy Attorney General |
![]() Todd Blanche[17] |
March 6, 2025 (Confirmed March 5, 2025, 52–46)[RC2 2] |
|
![]() Associate Attorney General |
Stanley Woodward | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
![]() Solicitor General |
![]() Dean John Sauer[18] |
April 4, 2025 (Confirmed April 3, 2025, 52–45)[RC2 3] |
|
![]() Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division |
![]() Gail Slater[19] |
March 12, 2025 (Confirmed March 11, 2025, 78–19)[RC2 4] |
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![]() Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division |
![]() Brett Shumate |
June 11, 2025 (Confirmed June 9, 2025, 51–41)[RC2 5] |
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![]() Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division |
![]() Harmeet Dhillon |
April 7, 2025 (Confirmed April 3, 2025, 52–45)[RC2 6] |
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![]() Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division |
John Eisenberg | June 2025 (Confirmed June 5, 2025, 52–43)[RC2 7] |
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![]() Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy |
![]() Aaron Reitz[20] |
March 31, 2025 (Confirmed March 26, 2025, 52–46)[RC2 8] |
June 11, 2025 |
![]() Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs |
Patrick Davis | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
![]() Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel |
T. Elliot Gaiser[21] | TBD (Confirmed July 30, 2025, 53–45)[RC2 9] |
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![]() Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General |
![]() Emil Bove[22] |
January 20, 2025 | |
![]() Chief of Staff to the Attorney General |
Chad Mizelle[20] | January 20, 2025 | |
![]() Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights Division) |
![]() Leo Terrell |
January 20, 2025 | |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |||
![]() Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
![]() Daniel P. Driscoll |
April 10, 2025 | |
![]() Kash Patel |
February 24, 2025 | April 10, 2025 | |
Federal Bureau of Investigation | |||
![]() Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
![]() Kash Patel[23] |
February 21, 2025 (Confirmed February 20, 2025, 51–49)[RC2 10] |
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![]() Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
![]() Dan Bongino |
March 17, 2025 | |
![]() Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons |
![]() William Marshall III[24] |
April 21, 2025 | |
United States Marshals Service | |||
![]() Director of the United States Marshals Service |
![]() Gadyaces Serralta |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Drug Enforcement Administration | |||
![]() Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration |
![]() Terry Cole |
July 24, 2025 (Confirmed July 22, 2025, 50–47)[RC2 11] |
Notes
[edit]Confirmation votes
- Confirmations by roll call vote (first administration)
- ^ "PN17 - William Pelham Barr, of Virginia, to Attorney General, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.senate.gov. February 14, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN30 - Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN526 - Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.senate.gov. May 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN56 - Rod J. Rosenstein, of Maryland, to be Deputy Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. April 24, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN57 - Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be Associate Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. May 18, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN299 - Noel J. Francisco, of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. September 19, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN249 - Makan Delrahim, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. September 27, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN1414 - Joseph H. Hunt, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. August 28, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN1409 - Eric S. Dreiband, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. October 11, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN1402 - Brian Allen Benczkowski, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN1407 - Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney Generals, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. October 11, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN58 - Steven Andrew Engel, of D.C., to be an Assistant Attorney General , 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. November 7, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN696 - Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. August 1, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- Confirmations by voice vote (first administration)
- ^ "PN926 - John C. Demers, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. February 15, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN597 - Beth Ann Williams, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN351 - Stephen Elliott Boyd, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN1549 - Patrick Hovakimian, of California, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. May 10, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ "PN202 - Donald W. Washington, of Texas, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.congress.gov. March 14, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- Confirmations by roll call vote (second administration)
- ^ "PN11-2 - Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. February 4, 2025. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "PN12-5 - Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "PN12-39 - Dean Sauer, of Missouri, to be Solicitor General of the United States, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ "PN12-41 - Abigail Slater, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ "PN26-43 - Brett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.congress.gov. June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "PN12-11 - Harmeet Dhillon, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ "PN26-16 - John Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ "PN12-37 - Aaron Reitz, of Texas, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ "PN129-4 - Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ "PN12-35 - Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ "PN26-11 - Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- Confirmations by voice vote (second administration)
References
[edit]- ^ Ballhaus, Rebecca; Gurman, Sadie; Viswanatha, Aruna (December 7, 2018). "Trump Taps William Barr to Be Next Attorney General". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Bartz, Diane (March 27, 2017). "Delrahim to be nominated to head U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division". Reuters. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017 – via National Archives.
- ^ "PN1512 — Richard E. Zuckerman — Department of Justice". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Mauro, Tony (January 25, 2017). "Dechert Partner Is Trump's Likely Pick to Head 'President's Law Firm' Within DOJ". The National Law Journal. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "PN1506 — Kenneth Charles Canterbury Jr. — Department of Justice". congress.gov. May 19, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Thrush, Glenn, and Julie Hirschfeld Davis, "Trump Picks Christopher Wray to Be F.B.I. Director", New York Times, June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Post 2/27/2018". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "PN1746 — Katharine T. Sullivan — Department of Justice". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Feinberg, Ashley. "Trump DOJ Nominee Pushed Scientology-Based Detox Program". Wired. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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- ^ "Trump Appoints Victims' Advocate From Alabama to DOJ Office", AP in usnews.com, July 1, 2017.
- ^ "Trump Will Appoint Caren Harp to Lead Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention – The Chronicle of Social Change". December 19, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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- ^ "Trump announces Pam Bondi as new attorney general pick hours after Matt Gaetz withdraws". Archived from the original on November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Trump picks his lawyer, Todd Blanche, as deputy attorney general". NPR. November 14, 2024. Archived from the original on November 26, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "Lawyer who argued for Trump's immunity at Supreme Court is tapped for solicitor general". Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Godoy, Jody (December 4, 2024). "Trump picks Gail Slater to head Justice Department's antitrust division". Reuters. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Timotija, Filip. "Trump selects ex-DHS official for key DOJ post". The Hill. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ "Office of Public Affairs | President Donald J. Trump Intends to Nominate Individuals to Key Posts at the Department of Justice | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. April 2, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ "Trump appoints his legal team to key Justice Department posts". BBC News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Sophia Cai; Erin Doherty (December 1, 2024). "Trump picks hardline loyalist Kash Patel to head FBI". Axios. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)".