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Appointments (first administration)

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Office Nominee Assumed office left office

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]
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)

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Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

Attorney General

Pam Bondi[16]
February 5, 2025
(Confirmed February 4, 2025, 54–46)[RC2 1]

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]

Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division

Brett Shumate
June 11, 2025
(Confirmed June 9, 2025, 51–41)[RC2 5]

Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division

Harmeet Dhillon
April 7, 2025
(Confirmed April 3, 2025, 52–45)[RC2 6]

Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division
John Eisenberg June 2025
(Confirmed June 5, 2025, 52–43)[RC2 7]

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]

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]

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

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Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote (first administration)
  1. ^ "PN17 - William Pelham Barr, of Virginia, to Attorney General, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.senate.gov. February 14, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "PN30 - Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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)
Confirmations by roll call vote (second administration)
  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Bartz, Diane (March 27, 2017). "Delrahim to be nominated to head U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division". Reuters. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "PN1512 — Richard E. Zuckerman — Department of Justice". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "PN1506 — Kenneth Charles Canterbury Jr. — Department of Justice". congress.gov. May 19, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Post 2/27/2018". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via National Archives.
  9. ^ "PN1746 — Katharine T. Sullivan — Department of Justice". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  10. ^ Feinberg, Ashley. "Trump DOJ Nominee Pushed Scientology-Based Detox Program". Wired. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via National Archives.
  12. ^ "NIJ Director David Muhlhausen". Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "Trump Appoints Victims' Advocate From Alabama to DOJ Office", AP in usnews.com, July 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Lawyer who argued for Trump's immunity at Supreme Court is tapped for solicitor general". Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  19. ^ Godoy, Jody (December 4, 2024). "Trump picks Gail Slater to head Justice Department's antitrust division". Reuters. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "Trump appoints his legal team to key Justice Department posts". BBC News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  23. ^ Sophia Cai; Erin Doherty (December 1, 2024). "Trump picks hardline loyalist Kash Patel to head FBI". Axios. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  24. ^ "Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)".