United States Deputy Attorney General

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federal executive position government office

The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.

Aliases (4)

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive position → government office →
actsAs	principal deputy to the United States Attorney General →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
category	United States Department of Justice officials → United States federal executive positions →
country	United States of America →
formationYear	1950 →
hasDeputy	United States Associate Attorney General →
hierarchicalRank	second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice →
includedIn	United States Department of Justice order of succession →
includedInLineOfSuccessionFor	United States Attorney General →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	created by administrative action within the United States Department of Justice →
locatedIn	Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building →
mayActAs	Acting United States Attorney General in the Attorney General’s absence →
memberOf	senior leadership of the United States Department of Justice →
oversees	Office of the Deputy Attorney General → day-to-day operations of the United States Department of Justice →
partOf	United States Department of Justice →
reportsTo	United States Attorney General →
requiresConfirmationBy	United States Senate →
responsibleFor	budgetary and resource allocation decisions within the Department of Justice → coordination of law enforcement policy across federal agencies under the Department of Justice → coordination of national security-related matters within the Department of Justice → coordination with other branches of the United States government on justice-related matters → development and enforcement of federal criminal justice policy → ensuring compliance with federal law within the Department of Justice → implementation of Attorney General guidelines and directives → implementation of policies of the United States Department of Justice → internal management and administration of the United States Department of Justice → oversight of departmental ethics and professional responsibility policies → oversight of major criminal and civil investigations handled by the Department of Justice → strategic planning for the United States Department of Justice → supervision of United States Attorneys → supervision of federal law enforcement components within the Department of Justice → supervision of litigating divisions of the United States Department of Justice →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
style	The Honorable →
typeOf	cabinet-level subcabinet position →
worksWith	Office of the Associate Attorney General → Office of the Attorney General → Office of the Solicitor General →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Byron R. White → Eric Holder → James Comey → Jamie S. Gorelick → Merrick Garland ("United States Deputy Assistant Attorney General") → Nicholas deB. Katzenbach → William D. Ruckelshaus → William D. Ruckelshaus ("Deputy Attorney General of the United States") → William P. Rogers →	positionHeld
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights → Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division → Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division ("Deputy Attorney General of the United States") → Assistant Attorneys General of the United States ("Deputy Attorney General of the United States") → Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice ("Deputy Attorney General of the United States") → Criminal Division ("Deputy Attorney General of the United States") → United States Associate Attorney General → United States Attorney for the District of Arizona → United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas ("Deputy Attorney General of the United States") →	reportsTo
Assistant Attorneys General of the United States ("Deputy Attorney General of the United States") → Office of Policy and Legislation ("Deputy Attorney General of the United States") → United States Associate Attorney General →	subordinateTo
United States Deputy Attorney General ("United States Department of Justice officials") →	category
United States Associate Attorney General →	isDistinctFrom
Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Division ("Deputy Attorney General of the United States") →	mayReportTo
Saturday Night Massacre ("Office of the Deputy Attorney General") →	officeInvolved
United States Deputy Attorney General ("Office of the Deputy Attorney General") →	oversees