United States Deputy Attorney General

The United States deputy attorney general (DAG) is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice.

The deputy attorney general acts as attorney general during the absence of the attorney general. The position was created in 1950.

 List of deputy attorneys general 
#ImageNameTerm beganTerm endedPresident(s) served under183x83pxPeyton FordMay 24, 19501951Harry S. Truman285x85pxA. Devitt Vanech19511952383x83pxRoss L. Malone1952January 20, 1953474x74pxWilliam P. RogersJanuary 20, 1953October 23, 1957Dwight D. Eisenhower589x89pxLawrence WalshDecember 29, 1957January 20, 1961678x78pxByron WhiteJanuary 20, 1961April 16, 1962John F. Kennedy760x60pxNicholas KatzenbachApril 16, 1962January 28, 1965John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson866x66pxRamsey ClarkJanuary 28, 1965March 10, 1967Lyndon B. Johnson978x78pxWarren ChristopherMarch 10, 1967January 20, 19691070x70pxRichard KleindienstJanuary 20, 1969June 12, 1972Richard Nixon1183x83pxRalph E. EricksonJune 1972February 19731283x83pxJoseph Tyree Sneed IIIFebruary 1973July 9, 19731382x82pxWilliam RuckelshausJuly 9, 1973October 20, 19731480x80pxLaurence SilbermanJanuary 20, 1974April 6, 1975Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford1583x83pxHarold R. Tyler Jr.April 6, 1975January 20, 1977Gerald FordActing75x75pxDick ThornburghJanuary 20, 1977March 12, 1977Jimmy Carter1689x89pxPeter F. FlahertyApril 12, 1977December 9, 19771780x80pxBenjamin CivilettiMay 16, 1978August 16, 1979Acting80x80pxCharles RuffAugust 16, 1979February 27, 19801883x83pxCharles Byron RenfrewFebruary 27, 1980January 19, 19811983x83pxEdward C. SchmultsFebruary 1981February 3, 1984Ronald Reagan2083x83pxCarol E. DinkinsMay 23, 1984April 19852184x84pxD. Lowell JensenMay 1985June 25, 19862277x77pxArnold BurnsJuly 1986July 19882383x83pxHarold G. ChristensenJuly 1988May 22, 19892477x77pxDonald B. AyerNovember 1989May 11, 1990George H. W. Bush2575x75pxWilliam BarrMay 26, 1990November 26, 19912667x67pxGeorge J. Terwilliger IIINovember 26, 1991January 20, 19932781x81pxPhilip HeymannMay 28, 1993March 17, 1994Bill Clinton2867x67pxJamie GorelickMarch 17, 1994May 19972975x75pxEric HolderJune 13, 1997January 20, 2001Acting76x76pxRobert MuellerJanuary 20, 2001May 10, 2001George W. Bush3080x80pxLarry ThompsonMay 10, 2001August 31, 20033175x75pxJames ComeyNovember 9, 2003August 15, 2005Acting82x82pxRobert McCallum Jr.August 15, 2005March 17, 20063275x75pxPaul McNultyMarch 17, 2006July 26, 2007Acting69x69pxCraig S. MorfordJuly 26, 2007March 10, 20083375x75pxMark FilipMarch 10, 2008January 20, 20093475x75pxDavid W. OgdenMarch 12, 2009February 5, 2010Barack ObamaActing60x60pxGary GrindlerFebruary 5, 2010December 29, 20103580x80pxJames M. ColeDecember 29, 2010January 8, 20153681x81pxSally YatesJanuary 10, 2015May 13, 2015May 13, 2015January 30, 2017Barack Obama
Donald TrumpActing85x85pxDana BoenteFebruary 9, 2017April 26, 2017Donald Trump3781x81pxRod RosensteinApril 26, 2017May 11, 201978x78pxEd O'CallaghanMay 13, 2019May 22, 20193878x78pxJeffrey A. RosenMay 22, 2019December 23, 202080x80pxRichard DonoghueDecember 24, 2020January 20, 2021Acting66x66pxJohn P. CarlinJanuary 20, 2021April 21, 2021Joe Biden3975x75pxLisa MonacoApril 21, 2021January 20, 2025Acting78x78pxEmil BoveJanuary 20, 2025March 6, 2025Donald Trump4072x72pxTodd BlancheMarch 6, 2025Incumbent

References

Category:1950 establishments in the United States