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  Deputy Attorney General - History
Administration DETAILS
Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Department of Justice > Deputy Attorney General   Raw Vote Total:

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Websitehttp://www.usdoj.gov/dag/
Established May 24, 1950
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedScottĀ³ March 25, 2009 08:30pm
DescriptionThe Deputy Attorney General advises and assists the Attorney General in formulating and
implementing Departmental policies and programs and in providing overall supervision
and direction to all organizational units of the Department. The Deputy Attorney General is
authorized to exercise all the power and authority of the Attorney General, except where such
power or authority is prohibited by law from delegation or has been delegated to another
official.

In the absence of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General acts as the Attorney General.

The Deputy Attorney General is the 2nd ranking official in the Department of Justice.

RACES [Show Primaries]
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Date Type Results
Apr 20, 2021 Confirmation
 Lisa Monaco
98
98.00%
  Reject
2
2.00%
Dec 24, 2020 Acting
 Richard Donoghue
1
100.00%
May 16, 2019 Confirmation
 Jeffrey A. Rosen
52
53.61%
  Reject
45
46.39%
Apr 25, 2017 Confirmation
 Rod J. Rosenstein
94
94.00%
  Reject
6
6.00%
May 13, 2015 Confirmation
 Sally Quillian Yates
84
87.50%
  Reject
12
12.50%
Jun 28, 2011 Confirmation
 James M. Cole
55
56.70%
  Reject
42
43.30%
Mar 12, 2009 Confirmation
 David W. Ogden
65
69.89%
  Reject
28
30.11%
Mar 03, 2008 General Election
 Mark R. Filip
100
100.00%
Mar 16, 2006 General Election
 Paul Joseph McNulty
100
100.00%
Dec 09, 2003 General Election
 James B. Comey, Jr.
100
100.00%
May 10, 2001 General Election
 Larry D. Thompson
100
100.00%
Jul 17, 1997 General Election
 Eric Holder
100
100.00%
  Reject
0
0.00%

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