Head Count: Tracking Obama's Appointments

Who's Who
Tammy Duckworth: Confirmed, Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs

Justice Department

Obama Appointees

Eric H. Holder Jr.
Position: Attorney General
Confirmed: Feb. 2, 2009
David W. Ogden
Position: Deputy Attorney General
Confirmed: March 12, 2009
Elena Kagan
Position: Solicitor General
Confirmed: March 19, 2009
Thomas J. Perrelli
Position: Associate Attorney General
Confirmed: March 12, 2009
Lanny A. Breuer
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Division
Confirmed: April 20, 2009
David S. Kris
Position: Assistant Attorney General for National Security Division
Confirmed: March 25, 2009
Christopher H. Schroeder
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy
Nominated: June 4, 2009
Dawn E. Johnsen
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Counsel
Nominated: Feb. 11, 2009
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
Mary L. Smith
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Tax Division
Nominated: April 20, 2009
Lauri O. Robinson
Position: Assistant Attorney General for Justice Programs
Confirmed: Nov. 5, 2009
John H. Laub
Position: Director, National Institute of Justice
Announced: Oct. 2, 2009
James P. Lynch
Position: Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Nominated: Oct. 29, 2009
Isaac Fulwood
Position: U.S. Parole Commission Chairman
Announced: May 19, 2009
Susan B. Carbon
Position: Director of the Office on Violence Against Women
Announced: Oct. 1, 2009
Cranston Mitchell
Position: Parole Commissioner
Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009

Choices at a Glance

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  • Drug Enforcement Administrator
  • Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
  • Inspector General
  • Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance
  • Administrator of Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  • Director, Office for Victims of Crime
  • Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Parole Commissioner
  • Director of the Office of the Attorney General
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