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Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy - Christopher Schroeder

Assistant Attorney General Christopher Schroeder was confirmed on April 21, 2010.  A hearing to consider his nomination was held on June 24, 2009.  The nomination was reported by the Committee on  July 28, 2009.  icon_webcastOn December 24, 2009, the nomination was returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.  President Obama again nominated Christopher Schroeder to be the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy on January 20, 2010.  The nomination was reported by the Committee on February 4, 2010.

A transcript of the hearing, including the Committee Questionnaire, responses to questions submitted for the record, and letters received in connection with the nomination, is available through the Government Printing Office.  Attachments are available upon request.

Letters Received in Connection with the Nomination

  • July 14, 2009 - Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr., Chair, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
  • June 23, 2009 - Joint Letter [Eleanor D. Acheson, former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Policy Development; Walter E. Dellinger III, former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, former Acting Solicitor General; Jamie S. Gorelick, former Deputy Attorney General; Randolph D. Moss, former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel; Beth Nolan, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel; H. Jefferson Powell, former Deputy Assistant Attorney Central for the Office of Legal Counsel, former Principal Deputy Solicitor General; Teresa Wynn Roseborough, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel; Lois J. Schiffer, former Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division; Howard M. Shapiro, former General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Richard L. Shiffrin, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel; Seth P. Waxman, former Solicitor General]
  • June 22, 2009 - Kenneth W. Starr, Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean and Professor of Law
  • June 19, 2009 - David F. Levi, Dean, Duke University School of Law

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Did You Know? Only one Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has gone on to serve as President of the United States.  Martin Van Buren served as Chairman from 1823 to 1828, and became the eighth President in 1836, serving one term.

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