United States Associate Attorney General

The United States associate attorney general (ASG) is the third-highest ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. The position of the associate attorney general was created on March 10, 1977.

 Duties 
The duties of the associate attorney general are:

1. Help run the Department of Justice – They help the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General manage how the DOJ works.

2. Oversee key divisions – They are in charge of several parts of the DOJ, like:

Civil Division (handles lawsuits involving the U.S. government)

Antitrust Division (deals with unfair business practices and monopolies)

Civil Rights Division (protects people’s rights and fights discrimination)

Environment and Natural Resources Division (handles environmental laws)

3. Advise on policy – They help shape the government’s legal policies and make sure they follow the law.

4. Coordinate with other agencies – They often work with other parts of the government on issues like civil rights, consumer protection, and environmental enforcement.

5. Represent the DOJ – They may speak on behalf of the Department in public, in meetings, or before Congress.

 List of associate attorneys generals 
PortraitNameYears in officePresident199x99pxMichael J. Egan1977–1979Jimmy Carter297x97pxJohn H. Shenefield1979–19813127x127pxRudolph W. Giuliani1981–1983Ronald Reagan4112x112pxD. Lowell Jensen1983–19855103x103pxArnold I. Burns1985–19866101x101pxStephen S. Trott1986–19887112x112pxFrank Keating1988–1990George H. W. BushVacant1990–19928Wayne Budd1992–1993George H. W. Bush9Webster Hubbell1993–1994Bill Clinton10John Schmidt1994–199711103x103pxRaymond C. Fisher1997–199912Daniel Marcus1999–200113Jay B. Stephens2001–2002George W. Bush–100x100pxPeter Keisler *2002–200314110x110pxRobert McCallum Jr.2003–2006–103x103pxWilliam W. Mercer *2006–2007–100x100pxGregory G. Katsas *2007–200815100x100pxKevin J. O'Connor2008–200916100x100pxThomas J. Perrelli2009–2012Barack Obama17100x100pxTony West2012–2014–105x105pxStuart F. Delery *2014–2016–100x100pxWilliam J. Baer *2016–2017–100x100pxJesse Panuccio *2017Donald Trump1895x95pxRachel Brand2017–2018–100x100pxJesse Panuccio *2018–2019–100x100pxClaire McCusker Murray*2019–2021–107x107pxMatthew Colangelo*2021Joe Biden19100x100pxVanita Gupta2021–2024–100x100pxBenjamin C. Mizer*2024-2025* Acting Associate Attorney General

 References 
Category:United States Department of Justice