List of Department of Justice appointments by Donald Trump
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| Appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation. | |
| Appointees confirmed by the Senate who are currently serving or served through the entire term. | |
| Appointees awaiting Senate confirmation. | |
| Appointees serving in an acting capacity. | |
| Appointees who have left office after confirmation or offices which have been disbanded. | |
| Nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office. | |
Appointments (first administration)
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | left office |
|---|---|---|---|
 Attorney General | |||
.jpg) William Barr[1] |
February 14, 2019 (Confirmed February 14, 2019, 54–45)[RC1 1] |
December 23, 2020 | |
 Matthew Whitaker |
November 7, 2018 | February 14, 2019 | |
.jpg) Jeff Sessions |
February 8, 2017 (Confirmed February 8, 2017, 52–47)[RC1 2] |
November 7, 2018 | |
Deputy Attorney General |
.jpg) Jeffrey A. Rosen |
May 22, 2019 (Confirmed May 16, 2019, 52–45)[RC1 3] |
January 20, 2021 |
 Rod Rosenstein |
April 26, 2017 (Confirmed April 25, 2017, 94–6)[RC1 4] |
May 11, 2019 | |
Associate Attorney General |
 Claire McCusker Murray |
May 14, 2019 | January 20, 2021 |
 Jesse Panuccio |
February 21, 2018 | May 3, 2019 | |
 Rachel Brand |
May 22, 2017 (Confirmed May 18, 2017, 52–46)[RC1 5] |
February 20, 2018 | |
Solicitor General |
Jeff Wall | July 3, 2020 | January 20, 2021 |
| March 10, 2017 | September 19, 2017 | ||
 Noel Francisco |
September 19, 2017 (Confirmed September 19, 2017, 50–47)[RC1 6] |
July 3, 2020 | |
| January 23, 2017 | March 10, 2017 | ||
Assistant Attorney General (Antitrust Division) |
.jpg) Makan Delrahim[2] |
September 28, 2017 (Confirmed September 27, 2017, 73–21)[RC1 7] |
January 20, 2021 |
Assistant Attorney General (Civil Division) |
 Ethan P. Davis |
July 4, 2020 | September 11, 2020 |
 Jody Hunt |
September 4, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2017, 72–23)[RC1 8] |
July 3, 2020 | |
Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights) |
.jpg) Eric Dreiband |
October 12, 2018 (Confirmed October 11, 2018, 50–47)[RC1 9] |
January 8, 2021 |
Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division) |
 Brian Rabbitt |
July 3, 2020 | December 24, 2020 |
 Brian Benczkowski |
July 16, 2018 (Confirmed July 11, 2018, 51–48)[RC1 10] |
July 3, 2020 | |
 Assistant Attorney General (Environment and Natural Resources Division) |
.jpg) Jeffrey Clark |
November 1, 2018 (Confirmed October 11, 2018, 52–45)[RC1 11] |
January 21, 2021 |
 Assistant Attorney General (National Security Division) |
.png) John Demers[3] |
February 22, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote)[V1 1] |
January 20, 2021 |
Assistant Attorney General (Tax Division) |
Richard E. Zuckerman | Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021[4] | |
| 2017 | 2021 | ||
Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Counsel) |
.jpg) Steven Engel[5] |
November 13, 2017 (Confirmed November 7, 2017, 51–47)[RC1 12] |
January 20, 2021 |
Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Policy) |
.jpg) Beth Ann Williams |
August 21, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)[V1 2] |
December 11, 2020 |
Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legislative Affairs) |
.jpg) Stephen Boyd |
September 5, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)[V1 3] |
January 20, 2021 |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |||
 Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
 Regina Lombardo |
May 1, 2019 | June 3, 2021 |
 Kenneth Charles Canterbury Jr. |
Nomination withdrawn by the President on February 28, 2017[6] | ||
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | |||
 Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
.jpg) Christopher A. Wray[7] |
August 2, 2017 (Confirmed August 1, 2017, 92–5)[RC1 13] |
January 19, 2025 |
| Federal Bureau of Prisons | |||
 Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons | |||
 Kathleen Hawk Sawyer |
August 19, 2019 | February 25, 2020 | |
| Hugh Hurwitz | May 2018 | August 19, 2019 | |
 Mark Inch |
September 18, 2017 | May 18, 2018 | |
 Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Prison Industries |
.jpg) Deline R. Reardon[8] |
March 5, 2018 | |
| Office of Justice Programs | |||
 Assistant Attorney General (Office of Justice Programs) |
Katharine Sullivan | Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021[9] | |
| June 2019 | January 20, 2021 | ||
.jpg) Laura Rogers |
July 2018 | October 2018 | |
 Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance |
Jon Adler[10] | December 11, 2017 (Appointed September 15, 2017) |
September 16, 2019 |
 Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Jeffrey H. Anderson | November 2017 | January 20, 2021 |
 Director of the National Institute of Justice |
.jpg) David B. Muhlhausen[11][12] |
August 22, 2017 (Appointed July 11, 2017) |
January 20, 2021 |
 Director of the Office for Victims of Crime |
.jpg) Darlene Hutchinson Biehl[13] |
August 14, 2017 (Appointed July 1, 2017) |
December 2019 |
 Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
.jpg) Caren Harp[14] |
January 19, 2018 (Appointed December 18, 2017) |
January 20, 2021 |
Director of the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking |
Laura Rogers |
January 4, 2018 (Appointed October 5, 2017) |
July 2019 |
| Office on Violence Against Women | |||
 Director of the Office of Violence Against Women |
Laura Rogers |
July 2019 | January 2021 |
| Foreign Claims Settlement Commission | |||
Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission |
Patrick Hovakimian[15] | June 4, 2018 (Confirmed May 10, 2018, voice vote)[V1 4] |
|
| United States Marshals Service | |||
 Director of the United States Marshals Service |
 Donald W. Washington |
March 29, 2019 (Confirmed March 14, 2018, voice vote)[V1 5] |
September 27, 2021 |
Director of Community Relations Service |
Gerri Ratliff | June 15, 2018 | May 2022 |
| Drug Enforcement Administration | |||
 Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration |
 Timothy Shea |
May 19, 2020 | January 20, 2021 |
 Uttam Dhillon |
July 2, 2018 | May 18, 2020 | |
 Robert W. Patterson |
October 1, 2017 | July 2, 2018 | |
Appointments (second administration)
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Attorney General |
 Todd Blanche |
April 2, 2026 | |
.jpg) Pam Bondi[16] |
February 5, 2025 (Confirmed February 4, 2025, 54–46)[RC2 1] |
April 2, 2026 | |
| James McHenry[17] | January 20, 2025 | February 5, 2025 | |
Deputy Attorney General |
Todd Blanche[18] |
March 6, 2025 (Confirmed March 5, 2025, 52–46)[RC2 2] |
|
.jpg) Emil Bove |
January 20, 2025 | March 6, 2025 | |
Associate Attorney General |
 Stanley Woodward |
November 14, 2025 (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees.[RC2 3] |
|
Solicitor General |
 Dean John Sauer[19] |
April 4, 2025 (Confirmed April 3, 2025, 52–45)[RC2 4] |
|
| Sarah M. Harris | January 20, 2025 | April 4, 2025 | |
Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division | |||
 Omeed Assefi |
February 12, 2026 | ||
 Gail Slater[20] |
March 12, 2025 (Confirmed March 11, 2025, 78–19)[RC2 5] |
February 12, 2026 | |
Omeed Assefi |
January 20, 2025 | March 12, 2025 | |
Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division |
 Brett Shumate |
June 11, 2025 (Confirmed June 9, 2025, 51–41)[RC2 6] |
|
 Yaakov M. Ruth |
January 20, 2025 | June 11, 2025 | |
Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division |
 Harmeet Dhillon |
April 7, 2025 (Confirmed April 3, 2025, 52–45)[RC2 7] |
|
 Mac Warner |
January 20, 2025 | April 7, 2025 | |
 Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division |
John Eisenberg | June 2025 (Confirmed June 5, 2025, 52–43)[RC2 8] |
|
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy |
Daniel E. Burrows | February 19, 2026[21] (Confirmed February 10, 2026, 52–46)[RC2 9] |
|
 Aaron Reitz[22] |
March 31, 2025 (Confirmed March 26, 2025, 52–46)[RC2 10] |
June 11, 2025 | |
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs |
Patrick Davis | October 16, 2025 (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees.[RC2 11] |
|
| Dario Camacho | February 19, 2025 | July 2025 | |
| Patrick D. Davis | January 20, 2025 | February 19, 2025 | |
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel |
 T. Elliot Gaiser[23] |
August 4, 2025 (Confirmed July 30, 2025, 53–45)[RC2 12] |
|
 Henry C. Whitaker |
January 20, 2025 | August 4, 2025 | |
Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division |
 Andrew Duva |
December 23, 2025[24] (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees.[RC2 13] |
|
 Matthew R. Galeotti |
March 18, 2025 | December 23, 2025 | |
Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division |
_(cropped_1).jpg) Colin McDonald |
April 1, 2026 (Confirmed March 24, 2026, 52–47)[RC2 14] |
|
Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division |
 Adam Gustafson |
January 20, 2025 | |
.svg) Inspector General of the United States Department of Justice |
Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr. | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| William M. Blier | January 26, 2026 | ||
Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General |
Emil Bove[25] |
January 20, 2025 | September 2, 2025 |
Chief of Staff to the Attorney General |
Chad Mizelle[22] | January 20, 2025 | October 2025 |
Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights Division) |
 Leo Terrell |
January 20, 2025 | |
United States Pardon Attorney |
 Ed Martin |
May 15, 2025 | |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |||
Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
2025.jpg) Robert Cekada |
April 30, 2026 [26] (Confirmed April 29, 2026, 59–39)[RC2 15] |
|
 Daniel P. Driscoll |
April 10, 2025 | April 30, 2026 | |
 Kash Patel |
February 24, 2025 | April 10, 2025 | |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | |||
 Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
 Kash Patel[27] |
February 21, 2025 (Confirmed February 20, 2025, 51–49)[RC2 16] |
|
 Brian Driscoll[17] |
January 20, 2025 | February 21, 2025 | |
Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |||
 Christopher Raia |
January 12, 2026 | ||
 Andrew Bailey |
September 15, 2025 | ||
.jpg) Dan Bongino |
March 17, 2025 | January 3, 2026[28][29] | |
| Robert Kissane[17] | January 20, 2025 | March 17, 2025 | |
Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons |
 William Marshall III[30] |
April 21, 2025 | |
| United States Marshals Service | |||
Director of the United States Marshals Service |
 Gadyaces Serralta |
August 1, 2025 (Confirmed July 31, 2025, 59–39)[RC2 17] |
|
| Mark Pitella | January 20, 2025 | July 31, 2025 | |
| Drug Enforcement Administration | |||
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration |
 Terry Cole |
July 24, 2025 (Confirmed July 22, 2025, 50–47)[RC2 18] |
|
 Robert Murphy |
May 2, 2025 | July 24, 2025 | |
 Derek S. Maltz |
January 20, 2025 | May 2, 2025 | |
Notes
Confirmation votes
- Confirmations by roll call vote (first administration)
- "PN17 - William Pelham Barr, of Virginia, to Attorney General, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.senate.gov. February 14, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN30 - Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN526 - Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.senate.gov. May 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN56 - Rod J. Rosenstein, of Maryland, to be Deputy Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. April 24, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN57 - Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be Associate Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. May 18, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN299 - Noel J. Francisco, of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. September 19, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN249 - Makan Delrahim, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. September 27, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN1414 - Joseph H. Hunt, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. August 28, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN1409 - Eric S. Dreiband, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. October 11, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN1402 - Brian Allen Benczkowski, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN1407 - Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney Generals, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. October 11, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN58 - Steven Andrew Engel, of D.C., to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. November 7, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN696 - Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. August 1, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- Confirmations by voice vote (first administration)
- "PN926 - John C. Demers, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. February 15, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN597 - Beth Ann Williams, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN351 - Stephen Elliott Boyd, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN1549 - Patrick Hovakimian, of California, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. May 10, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- "PN202 - Donald W. Washington, of Texas, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.congress.gov. March 14, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- Confirmations by roll call vote (second administration)
- "PN11-2 - Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. February 4, 2025. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- "PN12-5 - Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- "PN129-16 - Stanley Woodward, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
- "PN12-39 - Dean Sauer, of Missouri, to be Solicitor General of the United States, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- "PN12-41 - Abigail Slater, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- "PN26-43 - Brett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- "PN12-11 - Harmeet Dhillon, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- "PN26-16 - John Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- "PN726-4 - Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- "PN12-37 - Aaron Reitz, of Texas, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- "PPN26-13 - Patrick David Davis, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
- "PN129-4 - Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- "PN445-3 - Andrew Duva, of Florida, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- "PN786-9 - Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 24, 2026. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- "PN730-14 - Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. April 29, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- "PN12-35 - Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- "PN26-42 - Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- "PN26-11 - Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- Confirmations by voice vote (second administration)