Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice are headed by an Assistant Attorney General. Justice Department redirects here. ...

Under Title 28, United States Code Section 506, the President of the United States may appoint individuals to the position of Assistant Attorney General with the advice and consent of the Senate. United States Department of Justice components that are led by an Assistant Attorney General are: The presidential seal was used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

• Antitrust Division
• Civil Division
• Civil Rights Division
• Criminal Division
• National Security Division
• Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD)
• Justice Management Division (JMD)
• Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
• Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)
• Office of Legal Policy (OLP)
• Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA)
• Tax Division

Those individuals holding the position of Assistant Attorney General report either to the Deputy Attorney General (in the case of the Criminal Division, the Justice Management Division and the Offices of Legal Counsel, Legislative Affairs, and Legal Policy) or to the Associate Attorney General (in the case of the Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Environmental, and Tax Divisions and the Office of Justice Programs). The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division represents the United States, its departments and agencies, members of Congress, Cabinet officers and other Federal employees in civil litigation. ... The U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division develops, enforces, and supervises the application of all federal criminal laws in the United States, except those specifically assigned to other divisions. ... The U.S. Department of Justices National Security Division (NSD) is a new division within the Department designed to consolidate the Departments national security efforts within one unit, fulfilling a recommendation of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. ... The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is the branch of the United States Department of Justice that focuses on crime prevention through research & technology development, assistance to state and local law enforcement and criminal justice agencies through grants, and assistance to crime victims. ... The Office of Legal Counsel is an American government legal office. ...

A list of individuals who have held the office of Assistant Attorney General is available at Category:U.S. Assistant Attorneys General