Jeffrey Rosen (Washington, D.C.)
Jeffrey Rosen served as the acting United States attorney general. He was the 86th attorney general. He was a member of President Donald Trump's (R) administration. He served until his resignation on January 20, 2021.[1]
On December 14, 2020, former Attorney General William Barr announced that he would be leaving his role, effective December 23, 2020. President Donald Trump (R) stated in a tweet that Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen would become acting attorney general after Barr's departure.[2]
The U.S. attorney general is responsible for the following:[3]
- Representing "the United States in legal matters";
- Supervising and directing "the administration and operation of the offices, boards, divisions, and bureaus that comprise the Department";
- Furnishing "advice and opinions, formal and informal, on legal matters to the President and the Cabinet and to the heads of the executive departments and agencies of the government, as provided by law";
- Making recommendations to the President concerning appointments to federal judicial positions and to positions within the Department, including U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals";
- Representing or supervising "the representation of the United States Government in the Supreme Court of the United States and all other courts, foreign and domestic, in which the United States is a party or has an interest as may be deemed appropriate"; and
- Performing or supervising "the performance of other duties required by statute or Executive Order," according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Biography
Rosen earned a B.A. in economics from Northwestern University in 1979 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1982. He joined Kirkland & Ellis LLP as an associate in 1982, later becoming partner in 1988. He was elected to their global management committee in 1999.
He served as general counsel at the U.S. Department of Transportation from 2003 to 2006. He also served as general counsel and senior policy advisor to the White House Office of Management and Budget from 2006 to 2009. He returned to Kirkland & Ellis LLP in 2009, serving until 2017.
Rosen was an appointed public member of the Administrative Conference of the United States from 2013 to 2017 and chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice from 2015 to 2016. He also served as the deputy secretary of transportation at the U.S. Department of Transportation from 2017 to 2019.
President Donald Trump nominated Rosen as deputy attorney general on February 19, 2019, and the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination on May 16, 2019. Rosen served in this position until December 23, 2020, when he became acting attorney general.[4]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Rosen's academic, professional, and political career:[4]
- 2020-2021: Acting United States attorney general under President Donald Trump
- 2019-2020: Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice
- 2017-2019: Deputy secretary of transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation
- 2015-2016: Chair, American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- 2013-2017: Public member, Administrative Conference of the United States
- 2009-2017: Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- 2006-2009: General counsel and senior policy advisor, White House Office of Management and Budget
- 2003-2006: General counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation
- 1999: Elected to Kirkland & Ellis LLP's global management committee
- 1988: Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- 1982-1988: Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- 1982: Earned his law degree from Harvard Law School
- 1973: Earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern University
U.S. attorney general
Rosen was the United States attorney general. On December 14, 2020, former Attorney General William Barr announced that he would be leaving his role, effective December 23, 2020. President Donald Trump stated in a tweet that Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen would become acting attorney general after Barr's departure.[2] Rosen left office on January 20, 2021.[1]
See also
External links
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- Official Department of Justice website
- Department of Justice on Facebook
- Department of Justice on Twitter
- Department of Justice Youtube channel
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN, "Trump's acting attorney general leaves without creating controversial special counsels," January 20, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bloomberg, "Barr Departs Administration Early After Crossing Trump," December 14, 2020
- ↑ Justice.gov, "Organization, Mission & Functions Manual: Attorney General, Deputy and Associate," accessed December 7, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The United States Department of Justice, "Meet the acting attorney general," accessed December 28, 2020
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