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[update], 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.[1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Merrick Garland[2] |
March 11, 2021
(Confirmed March 10, 2021, 70–30)[RC 1] |
January 20, 2025[3] |
|
|
 Lisa Monaco |
April 21, 2021
(Confirmed April 20, 2021, 98–2)[RC 2] |
January 20, 2025 |
|
| |||
 Ben Mizer |
February 2, 2024[4] | January 20, 2025 | |
 Vanita Gupta |
April 22, 2021
(Confirmed April 21, 2021, 51–49)[RC 3] |
February 2, 2024[5] | |
|
|
 Elizabeth Prelogar |
October 28, 2021
(Confirmed October 28, 2021, 53–36)[RC 4] |
January 20, 2025 |
Divisions
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
 Jonathan Kanter |
November 16, 2021
(Confirmed November 16, 2021, 68–29)[RC 5] |
December 20, 2024 |
|
|
 Kristen Clarke |
May 25, 2021[6]
(Confirmed May 25, 2021, 51–48)[RC 6] |
— |
|
|
 Kenneth Polite[7] |
July 21, 2021
(Confirmed July 20, 2021, 56–44)[RC 7] |
July 28, 2023[8] |
— |
 Todd Kim |
July 28, 2021
(Confirmed July 27, 2021, 58–41)[RC 8] |
— |
|
 Matthew G. Olsen |
November 1, 2021
(Confirmed October 28, 2021, 53–45)[RC 9] |
— |
Offices
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
 Christopher Fonzone[9] |
January 5, 2024
(Confirmed December 19, 2023, 50–17)[RC 10] |
— |
 Christopher H. Schroeder |
October 29, 2021
(Confirmed October 28, 2021, 56–41)[RC 11] |
July 9, 2023[10] | |
|
|
 Hampton Dellinger |
November 1, 2021
(Confirmed October 28, 2021, 53–37)[RC 12] |
June 15, 2023[11] |
|
|
 Carlos Uriarte |
August 15, 2022
(Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote)[V 1] |
— |
Federal agencies
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |||
— |
 Steve Dettelbach[12] |
July 13, 2022
(Confirmed July 12, 2022, 48–46)[RC 13] |
January 17, 2025 |
| Drug Enforcement Administration | |||
— |
 Anne Milgram[7] |
June 28, 2021
(Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote)[V 2] |
— |
| United States Marshals Service | |||
|
 Ronald L. Davis[13] |
September 27, 2021
(Confirmed September 22, 2021 by voice vote)[V 3] |
January 17, 2025 |
Other offices and agencies
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of Justice Programs | |||
|
 Amy L. Solomon |
May 2, 2023
(Confirmed April 18, 2023, 59–40)[RC 14] |
July 19, 2024[14] |
— |
 Karhlton F. Moore |
February 28, 2022 | — |
— |
 Alex Piquero |
August 15, 2022 | — |
— |
 Nancy La Vigne |
May 9, 2022[15] | — |
— |
 Kristina Rose |
July 12, 2021[16] | — |
— |
 Liz Ryan |
May 16, 2022[17] | — |
|
|
 Helena Heath |
January 30, 2023 | — |
| Community Relations Service | |||
|
— |
 Paul Monteiro |
May 26, 2022
(Confirmed April 28, 2022 by voice vote)[V 4] |
April 3, 2023[18]
Appointed as Secretary of Service of Maryland |
| Office on Violence Against Women | |||
— |
 Rosie Hidalgo |
July 18, 2023[19]
(Confirmed July 11, 2023, 51–42)[RC 15] |
— |
Withdrawn nominations
| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Javier M. Guzman | April 27, 2021[20] | July 20, 2021[21] | |
|
— |
 David Chipman |
April 6, 2021[22] | September 9, 2021[23] | |
|
|
.jpg) Helaine Greenfeld |
April 23, 2021[24] | 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 |
See also
- List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden
- Joe Biden Supreme Court candidates
- Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
- List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
Notes
Confirmation votes
- Confirmations by roll call vote
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Merrick Brian Garland, of Maryland, to be Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Vanita Gupta, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth Prelogar, of Indiana, to be Solicitor General of the United States)". US Senate. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jonathan Kanter, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kristen M. Clarke, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Todd Sunhwae Kim, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Matthew G. Olsen, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Christopher H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Hampton Y. Dellinger, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General)". US Senate. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Steven M. Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives)". US Senate. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General)". US Congress. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- Confirmations by voice vote
- "PN2055 - Nomination of Carlos Felipe Uriarte for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- "PN422 - Nomination of Anne Milgram for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- "PN275 — Ronald L. Davis — Department of Justice 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 22, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "PN1672 — Paul Monteiro — Department of Justice 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. April 28, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.