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Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice is a United States Cabinet department in the United States government of the United States designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans ....
 are headed by an Assistant Attorney General.

The President of the United States
President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
 appoints individuals to the position of Assistant Attorney General with the advice and consent
Advice and consent

Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in List of enacting formulae of bill s and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch....
 of the Senate
United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
. United States Department of Justice components that are led by an Assistant Attorney General are:



Assistant Attorneys General report either to the Deputy Attorney General
United States Deputy Attorney General

United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. In the United States federal government, the Deputy Attorney General oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Justice, and may act as United States Attorney General during the absence of the Attorney General...
 (in the case of the Criminal Division, the Justice Management Division and the Offices of Legal Counsel, Legislative Affairs, and Legal Policy) or to the Associate Attorney General
United States Associate Attorney General

The Associate Attorney General is the third-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. The Associate Attorney General advises and assists the United States Attorney General and the United States Deputy Attorney General in policies relating to civil justice, federal and local law enforcement, and public safety matters....
 (in the case of the Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions and the Office of Justice Programs).








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Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice is a United States Cabinet department in the United States government of the United States designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans ....
 are headed by an Assistant Attorney General.

The President of the United States
President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
 appoints individuals to the position of Assistant Attorney General with the advice and consent
Advice and consent

Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in List of enacting formulae of bill s and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch....
 of the Senate
United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
. United States Department of Justice components that are led by an Assistant Attorney General are:

  • Antitrust Division
    United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division

    The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is responsible for enforcing the United States antitrust law. It shares jurisdiction over Civil law antitrust cases with the Federal Trade Commission and often works jointly with the FTC to provide regulatory guidance to businesses....
  • Civil Division
    United States Department of Justice Civil Division

    The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division represents the United States, its departments and agencies, members of United States Congress, United States Cabinet and other Federal employees in civil litigation....
  • Civil Rights Division
    United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

    The United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is the institution within the federal government responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of racism, sexism, disability, religious intolerance, and national origin....
  • Criminal Division
    United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

    The United States Department of Justice Criminal Division develops, enforces, and supervises the application of all federal criminal laws in the United States, except those specifically assigned to other divisions....
  • National Security Division
    United States Department of Justice National Security Division

    The U.S. Department of Justice's National Security Division is a new division within the Department designed to consolidate the Department's national security efforts within one unit, fulfilling a recommendation of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction....
  • Environment and Natural Resources Division
    United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division

    The Environment and Natural Resources Division is one of seven litigating components of the United States Department of Justice. ENRD?s mandate is to enforce civil and criminal environmental laws and programs protecting the health and environment of the United States, and to defend Lawsuits challenging those laws and programs....
     (ENRD)
  • Justice Management Division
    United States Department of Justice Justice Management Division

    The Justice Management Division is a division of the United States Department of Justice. It is the administrative arm of the Department of Justice....
     (JMD)
  • Tax Division
    United States Department of Justice Tax Division

    The United States Department of Justice Tax Division is responsible for the prosecution of both Civil law and Criminal law cases arising under the Internal Revenue Code and other Taxation in the United States....
  • Office of Justice Programs
    Office of Justice Programs

    The Office of Justice Programs is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that focuses on crime prevention through research and development, assistance to state and local Law enforcement agency and criminal justice agencies through Federal grant, and assistance to crime victims....
     (OJP)
  • Office of Legal Counsel
    Office of Legal Counsel

    The Office of Legal Counsel is an United States government legal office in the United States Department of Justice....
     (OLC)
  • Office of Legal Policy
    Office of Legal Policy

    The Office of Legal Policy is a division within the United States Department of Justice which describes itself as the "focal point for the development and coordination of Departmental policy." In addition to rendering legal advice to the United States Attorney General and subordinate offices within the Justice Department, it serves as a nexus...
     (OLP)
  • Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA)


Assistant Attorneys General report either to the Deputy Attorney General
United States Deputy Attorney General

United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. In the United States federal government, the Deputy Attorney General oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Justice, and may act as United States Attorney General during the absence of the Attorney General...
 (in the case of the Criminal Division, the Justice Management Division and the Offices of Legal Counsel, Legislative Affairs, and Legal Policy) or to the Associate Attorney General
United States Associate Attorney General

The Associate Attorney General is the third-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. The Associate Attorney General advises and assists the United States Attorney General and the United States Deputy Attorney General in policies relating to civil justice, federal and local law enforcement, and public safety matters....
 (in the case of the Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions and the Office of Justice Programs).

See also

  • List of US Assistant Attorneys General