115 rows · Living former U.S. attorneys general. As of May 2022, there are nine living former U.S. attorneys general, the oldest being Edwin Meese (served 1985–1988, born 1931). The most recent attorney general to die was Ramsey Clark on April 9, 2021 (served 1966–1969, born 1927). The most recently serving attorney general to die was Janet Reno on November 7, 2016 …
Sep 25, 2014 · He was approved by a 75-21 vote in the Senate, and his nomination and confirmation process lasted for about two months.
Sep 25, 2014 · He was approved by a 75-21 vote in the Senate, and his nomination and confirmation process lasted for about two months. One rumored replacement is Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who was linked...
Jun 04, 2021 · Attorney General Confirmed in 49 days. Average is 16 days Garland was most recently a federal judge on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, and was appointed by President Bill Clinton in...
Merrick Garland | |
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In office March 20, 1997 – March 11, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Abner J. Mikva |
Succeeded by | Ketanji Brown Jackson |
Attorney General for India | |
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Abbreviation | AG |
Residence | New Delhi, India |
Seat | A-144, Neeti Bagh, New Delhi-110049 |
Appointer | President of India on advice of the Union Cabinet |
He served as the national security adviser to Biden when he was vice president and was a deputy assistant to the president during Obama's first term. Janet Yellen.
President Barack Obama nominated Garland to the Supreme Court after a vacancy was created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016. But Republicans, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, refused for months to hold confirmation hearings or the required vote in the chamber.
He served as the national security adviser to Biden when he was vice president and was a deputy assistant to the president during Obama's first term. Janet Yellen . Secretary of the Treasury. Confirmed in 5 days. Average is 15 days. Yellen is the first woman to serve as Treasury secretary.
Yellen already made history as the first woman to have chaired the Federal Reserve. She previously served as the vice chair of the board, and president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Yellen was also chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 1997 to 1999.
Austin is the first Black person to lead the Pentagon. Austin was approved for a congressional waiver to be confirmed for the civilian post because federal law requires seven years of retirement from active duty before taking on the role. Austin retired from active-duty service only four years ago.
Haaland had already made history in 2018 when she was elected as one of the first two Native American women in Congress. In 2016, Haaland traveled to North Dakota to take part in the protests over plans to build a pipeline underneath a key source of water for the Standing Rock Reservation. Confirmed in 34 days.
Becerra is the first Latino to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. He most recently served as California's attorney general, and was the first Latino to hold that office in the history of the state. As the state’s attorney general, Becerra had been a chief defender of the Affordable Care Act in court.
On September 17, President Bush announced that Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ Civil Division Peter Keisler would become acting attorney general, pending a permanent appointment of a presidential nominee.
The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government .The Attorney General is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government.
The US Attorney General (AG) is the head of the US Department of Justice and is the chief law enforcement officer of the US government. These are the Attorney Generals from 1960 to 1980.
Levi served as attorney general (President Bush) from Jan. 14, 1975 to Jan. 20, 1977. He was born in Chicago, IL (May 9, 1942) and attended the University of Chicago and Yale University. During WWII, he served in the DOJ Anti-Trust Division. Before being named AG, he was served in various leadership roles at the the Univeristy of Chicago, being named president in 1968. He was also a member of the White House Task Force on Education, 1966 to 1967. Died March 7, 2000.