United States Associate Attorney General

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United States Department of Justice position United States federal government position

The United States Associate Attorney General is a senior Justice Department official who oversees the department’s civil litigating divisions and key policy areas, ranking just below the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General.

Aliases (4)

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Justice position → United States federal government position →
appliesToJurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate →
category	United States Department of Justice officials → United States law-related occupations →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
createdAs	high-level leadership role within the Department of Justice →
hasDomain	antitrust civil enforcement policy → civil justice policy → civil rights enforcement policy → environmental and natural resources civil litigation policy → tax civil litigation policy →
isDistinctFrom	United States Attorney General → United States Deputy Attorney General →
isOfficeIn	executive branch of the United States government →
jurisdiction	civil matters involving the United States government →
legalSystem	common law system of the United States →
memberOf	senior leadership of the United States Department of Justice →
nominatedBy	President of the United States →
officeType	senior Justice Department official →
oversees	certain grant-making components of the United States Department of Justice → certain policy offices of the United States Department of Justice → civil enforcement priorities of the United States Department of Justice → civil litigation strategy of the United States Department of Justice →
partOf	United States Department of Justice →
positionHeldInOrganization	United States Department of Justice →
rankInDepartmentOfJustice	third-highest-ranking official →
reportsTo	United States Attorney General → United States Deputy Attorney General →
responsibleFor	civil litigating divisions of the United States Department of Justice → key policy areas of the United States Department of Justice →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
styleOfAddress	The Honorable →
subordinateTo	United States Attorney General → United States Deputy Attorney General →
workLocation	Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Merrick Garland ("United States Associate Attorney General (acting)") → Rudy Giuliani → Tony West ("Associate Attorney General of the United States") → Tony West ("Acting Associate Attorney General of the United States") →	positionHeld
United States Deputy Attorney General →	hasDeputy
United States Deputy Attorney General ("Office of the Associate Attorney General") →	worksWith