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 Attorney General during the absence of the Attorney General. The Deputy Attorney General is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The position was created in 1950.[1]
On March 12, 2009, Barack Obama's nominee David W. Ogden was confirmed by the US Senate in a vote of 65-28
[edit] 2007 Turnover
On May 14, 2007 Paul McNulty, then Deputy Attorney General, announced his resignation in a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.[2] At the time, McNulty was considered "the highest-ranking Bush administration casualty in the furor over the firing of U.S. attorneys." [3] Later, Gonzales himself would resign.
On July 18, 2007 President Bush announced his appointment of Craig S. Morford as acting Deputy Attorney General. Morford had been serving as the U.S. attorney in Nashville, Tennessee, and was known for his successful prosecution of former Ohio Representative James Traficant on bribery charges[4].
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- ^ "DOJ: JMD: MPS: Functions Manual: Attorney General". http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/mps/manual/ag.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ "Paul McNulty's Resignation Letter". Washington Post. May 14, 2007. http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/McNulty_Resignation_051407.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ Lara Jakes Jordan, The Associated Press (May 14, 2007). "McNulty, Justice Dept. No. 2, Resigning". http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/05/14/national/w142451D32.DTL&hw=Paul+McNulty&sn=001&sc=1000. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ Lara Jakes Jordan, The Associated Press (July 20, 2007). "Bush Picks Justice No. 2". http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires/2007Jul18/0,4675,JusticeReplacement,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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