Beth Ann Williams

Beth Ann Williams
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy
In office
August 21, 2017 – December 11, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byChristopher H. Schroeder
Succeeded byHampton Dellinger
Personal details
Born
Beth Ann Schonmuller

(1979-07-14) July 14, 1979 (age 45)
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

Beth Ann Williams (born July 14, 1979) is an American lawyer who has served as a board member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board since 2022 and the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy from 2017 to 2020.[1] In her role as Assistant Attorney General, Williams served as the primary policy advisor to the United States Attorney General and the United States Deputy Attorney General. Before her governmental work, she was a partner at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ "Four Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. June 12, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ "PN597 — Beth Ann Williams — Department of Justice". Congress.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Coyle, Marcia (June 28, 2017). "Meet the Kirkland Partner in Line to Shepherd Trump's Judicial Nominees". National Law Journal. Retrieved October 3, 2017.