# List of Department of Justice appointments by Joe Biden

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President Biden will make many nominations to key roles in the Department of Justice, including the attorney general, deputy attorney general, and solicitor general. As with all other nominations, almost all of them have to be confirmed by the United States Senate before they can start their service.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Justice by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of July 19, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 13 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 11 positions do not have nominees, and 6 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation.

## Color key

Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

## Leadership

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Attorney General | Merrick Garland | March 11, 2021 (Confirmed March 10, 2021, 70–30) | — |
| — Deputy Attorney General | Lisa Monaco | April 21, 2021 (Confirmed April 20, 2021, 98–2) | — |
| — Associate Attorney General |
| — Associate Attorney General | Ben Mizer | February 2, 2024 | – |
| — Associate Attorney General | Vanita Gupta | April 22, 2021 (Confirmed April 21, 2021, 51–49) | February 2, 2024 |
| — Solicitor General | Elizabeth Prelogar | October 28, 2021 (Confirmed October 28, 2021, 53–36) | — |

## Divisions

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Assistant Attorney General (Antitrust Division) | Jonathan Kanter | November 16, 2021 (Confirmed November 16, 2021, 68–29) | December 20, 2024 |
| — Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights) | Kristen Clarke | May 25, 2021 (Confirmed May 25, 2021, 51–48) | — |
| — Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division) | Kenneth Polite | July 21, 2021 (Confirmed July 20, 2021, 56–44) | July 28, 2023 |
| — Assistant Attorney General (Environment and Natural Resources Division) | Todd Kim | July 28, 2021 (Confirmed July 27, 2021, 58–41) | — |
| — Assistant Attorney General (National Security Division) | Matthew G. Olsen | November 1, 2021 (Confirmed October 28, 2021, 53–45) | — |

## Offices

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Counsel) | Christopher Fonzone | January 5, 2024 (Confirmed December 19, 2023, 50–17) | — |
| — Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Counsel) | Christopher H. Schroeder | October 29, 2021 (Confirmed October 28, 2021, 56–41) | July 9, 2023 |
| — Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Policy) | Hampton Dellinger | November 1, 2021 (Confirmed October 28, 2021, 53–37) | June 2023 |
| — Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legislative Affairs) | Carlos Uriarte | August 15, 2022 (Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote) | — |

## Federal agencies

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ||||
| — Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | Steve Dettelbach | July 13, 2022 (Confirmed July 12, 2022, 48–46) | — |
| Drug Enforcement Administration ||||
| — Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration | Anne Milgram | June 28, 2021 (Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| United States Marshals Service ||||
| — Director of the United States Marshals Service | Ronald L. Davis | September 27, 2021 (Confirmed September 22, 2021 by voice vote) | January 17, 2025 |

## Other offices and agencies

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Office of Justice Programs ||||
| — Assistant Attorney General (Office of Justice Programs) | Amy L. Solomon | May 2, 2023 (Confirmed April 18, 2023, 59–40) | July 19, 2024 |
| — Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance | Karhlton F. Moore | February 28, 2022 | — |
| — Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics | Alex Piquero | August 15, 2022 | — |
| — Director of the National Institute of Justice | Nancy La Vigne | May 9, 2022 | — |
| — Director of the Office for Victims of Crime | Kristina Rose | July 12, 2021 | — |
| — Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | Liz Ryan | May 16, 2022 | — |
| — Director of the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) | Helena Heath | January 30, 2023 | — |
| Community Relations Service ||||
| — Director of Community Relations Service | Paul Monteiro | May 26, 2022 (Confirmed April 28, 2022 by voice vote) | April 3, 2023 Appointed as Secretary of Service of Maryland |
| Office on Violence Against Women ||||
| — Director of the Office on Violence Against Women | Rosie Hidalgo | July 18, 2023 (Confirmed July 11, 2023, 51–42) | — |

## Withdrawn nominations

| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
| — Assistant Attorney General (Civil Division) | Javier M. Guzman | April 27, 2021 | July 20, 2021 | |
| — Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | David Chipman | April 6, 2021 | September 9, 2021 | |
| — Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legislative Affairs) | Helaine Greenfeld | April 23, 2021 | January 3, 2022 | Nomination not resubmitted |
| — Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission | Almo J. Carter | July 27, 2022 | January 3, 2025 | Nomination not resubmitted |