John P. Carlin

John Carlin
United States Deputy Attorney General
Acting
In office
January 21, 2021[1] – April 21, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRichard Donoghue (acting)
Succeeded byLisa Monaco
United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division
In office
April 1, 2014 – October 15, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byLisa Monaco
Succeeded byMary B. McCord (acting)
John Demers
Personal details
Born1973 (age 50–51)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWilliams College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

John Philip Carlin (born 1973) is an American attorney who served as acting deputy attorney general in the United States Department of Justice from January to April 2021.[1][2] From April 2021 to September 2022, Carlin was principal associate deputy attorney general under Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.[3] He previously served as United States assistant attorney general for the National Security Division from April 2014 to October 15, 2016,[4][5] and as chief of staff to Robert Mueller during his time as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Morrison & Foerster Partners John Carlin and David Newman Appointed to "Day One" Senior Leadership Roles in the U.S. Department of Justice | Morrison & Foerster". www.mofo.com. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  2. ^ Scuttlebutt2021-01-21T15:46:00+00:00. "Morrison & Foerster partners assume DOJ leadership roles". Compliance Week. Retrieved 2021-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Global Investigations Review - In-house". globalinvestigationsreview.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  4. ^ John Carlin - Charlie Rose, retrieved 2020-01-22
  5. ^ Benner, Katie (2022-04-28). "Key Justice Dept. Official Expected to Step Down". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  6. ^ "John P. Carlin | Morrison & Foerster". www.mofo.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  7. ^ "Former Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin". www.justice.gov. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2020-01-22.