United States Associate Attorney General

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William Mercer, former Acting Associate Attorney General of the United States
William Mercer, former Acting Associate Attorney General of the United States

The Associate Attorney General is the third-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. The Associate Attorney General advises and assists the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General in policies relating to civil justice, federal and local law enforcement, and public safety matters.[1][2] The Associate Attorney General is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.[3] The incumbent Acting Associate Attorney General is Gregory G. Katsas.[4]

The Office of the Associate Attorney General oversees the Antitrust Division, the Civil Division, the Environment and Natural Resources Division, the Tax Division, the Office of Justice Programs, the Community Oriented Policing Services, the Community Relations Service, the Office of Dispute Resolution, the Office of Violence Against Women, the Office of Information and Privacy, the Executive Office for United States Trustees, and the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.[2]

The Office of the Associate Attorney General was created on March 10, 1977 by Attorney General Order No. 699-77.[1] Several recent former Associate Attorney Generals include Jay B. Stephens[5], Acting Associate Attorney General Peter D. Keisler[6], Stephen S. Trott[7], Arnold I. Burns[8], Rudy Giuliani[9], Robert McCullum, Jr.[10], Frank Keating[11], Webster Hubbell and Acting Associate Attorney General William W. Mercer.[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "DOJ: JMD: MPS: Functions Manual: Attorney General". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "USDOJ: Office of the Associate Attorney General". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  3. ^ "US CODE: Title 28,504a. Associate Attorney General". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  4. ^ "USDOJ: biography of Acting Associate Attorney General Gregory G. Katsas". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  5. ^ "USDOJ: ODR: CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (1/29/99)". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  6. ^ "ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY B. STEPHENS TO STEP DOWN". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  7. ^ "Judges of the United States Courts". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  8. ^ "Nomination of Stephen S. Trott To Be Associate Attorney General". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  9. ^ "Biography of Rudolph Giuliani". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  10. ^ "USDOJ: Office of the Associate Attorney General". Retrieved on January 12, 2006.
  11. ^ "Frank Keating 2008 Presidential Campaign". Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  12. ^ "USDOJ: Office of the Associate Attorney General". Retrieved on February 10, 2007.
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