Obama Appointees

Eric H. Holder Jr.
Position: Attorney General Confirmed: Feb. 2, 2009

James M. Cole
Position: Deputy Attorney General Nominated: June 28, 2010

Donald B. Verrilli
Position: Solicitor General Confirmed: June 6, 2011

Michele Marie Leonhart
Position: Drug Enforcement Administrator Confirmed: Dec. 22, 2010

Thomas J. Perrelli
Position: Associate Attorney General Confirmed: March 12, 2009

Andrew Traver
Position: Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Nominated: Nov. 17, 2010

Lanny A. Breuer
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Division Confirmed: April 20, 2009

Lisa O. Monaco
Position: Assistant Attorney General for National Security Division Announced: March 17, 2011

Christopher H. Schroeder
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy Confirmed: April 21, 2010

Virginia A. Seitz
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Counsel Confirmed: June 28, 2011

Ronald H. Weich
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs Confirmed: April 29, 2009

Christine Varney
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Division Confirmed: April 20, 2009

Tony West
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Civil Division Confirmed: April 20, 2009

Tom Perez
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Confirmed: Oct. 6, 2009

Ignacia S. Moreno
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Environment and Natural Resources Confirmed: Nov. 5, 2009

Lauri O. Robinson
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Justice Programs Confirmed: Nov. 5, 2009

Denise E. O'Donnell
Position: Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance Confirmed: May 26, 2011

John H. Laub
Position: Director, National Institute of Justice Confirmed: June 22, 2010

James P. Lynch
Position: Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics Confirmed: June 22, 2010

Isaac Fulwood
Position: U.S. Parole Commission Chairman Announced: May 19, 2009

Thomas M. Harrigan
Position: Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration Nominated: Feb. 17, 2011

Susan B. Carbon
Position: Director of the Office on Violence Against Women Confirmed: Feb. 11, 2010

Cranston Mitchell
Position: Parole Commissioner Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009

J. Patricia Wilson Smoot
Position: Parole Commissioner Confirmed: Sept. 16, 2010

Elena Kagan
Position: Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court Announced: May 10, 2010

Resigned

David S. Kris
Position: Assistant Attorney General for National Security Division Resigned: March 4, 2011

Glenn A. Fine
Position: Inspector General Resigned: Jan. 28, 2011

Elena Kagan
Position: Solicitor General Resigned: May 17, 2010

David W. Ogden
Position: Deputy Attorney General Resigned: Feb. 5, 2010

No Action Taken

• Inspector General
• Assistant Attorney General for Tax Division
• Administrator of Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Director, Office for Victims of Crime
• Director of the Office of the Attorney General