Assistant Attorney General Virginia A. Seitz was confirmed on June 28, 2011. A hearing to consider the nomination was held on March 30, 2011. An archived webcast is available.
The nomination was reported by the Committee on May 9, 2011.
- Committee Questionnaire and Related Materials
- Responses to Questions Submitted for the Record
- Letters Received in Connection with the Nomination
- Question 12A - Books, Articles, Reports, Letters to the Editor, Editorial Pieces, Other Published Material
- Question 12B - Reports, Memoranda, Policy Statements
- Question 12C - Testimony, Official Statements, Other Communications Relating to Matters of Public Policy or Legal Interpretation
- Question 12D - Speeches, Talks, Commencement Speeches, Remarks, Lectures, Panel Discussions, Conferences, Political Speeches, Question-and-Answer Sessions
- Question 12E - Interviews
- Question 14E - Legal Briefs
- Question 17 - Teaching
- Supplement
Responses to Questions Submitted for the Record
- Questions for the Record: Ranking Member Chuck Grassley
- Questions for the Record: Senator Jeff Sessions
Letters Received in Connection with the Nomination
- March 29, 2011 - Jay Jorgensen, Sidley Austin LLP
- March 15, 2011 - Joint Letter [David J. Barron; Michelle E. Boardman; Steven G. Bradbury; Michael A. Carvin; Walter E. Dellinger; John P. Elwood; Steven A. Engel; Timothy E. Flanigan; Noel J. Francisco; Jack L. Goldsmith; Joseph R. Guerra; Vicki C. Jackson; Dawn E. Johnsen; Joan L. Larsen; Martin S. Lederman; David G. Leitch; Renee Lerner; Randolph D. Moss; Beth Nolan; Theodore B. Olson; Elizabeth P. Papez; Cornelia T.L. Pillard; Jeannie S. Rhee; Teresa Wynn Roseborough; William M. Treanor]
- February 28, 2011 - C. Frederick Beckner III, Sidley Austin LLP
- February 24, 2011 - National Women's Law Center
- February 11, 2011 - National Chamber Litigation Center
- February 11, 2011 - Maureen Mahoney, Latham & Watkins, LLP
- February 10, 2011 - Michael A. Carvin, Jones Day
- February 9, 2011 - Lee Liberman Otis
- February 9, 2011 - Peter D. Keisler, Sidley Austin LLP
- February 7, 2011 - Gordon D. Todd, Sidley Austin LLP
- February 7, 2011 - Glen Nagler, Jones Day
- February 7, 2011 - Richard Klingler, Sidley Austin LLP
- February 3, 2011 - Bradford A. Berenson, Sidley Austin LLP
- February 1, 2011 - Brian Fitzpatrick, Associate Law Professor, Vanderbilt Law School
- January 14, 2011 - Carter G. Phillips, Managing Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
- January 12, 2011 - Christopher Landau, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Dawn Johnsen nomination materials are available here.