Christopher Schroeder | |
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United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel | |
In office October 29, 2021 – July 9, 2023 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Steven Engel |
Succeeded by | Benjamin C. Mizer (acting) |
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy | |
In office April 21, 2010 – December 2012 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Kevin R. Jones (acting) |
Succeeded by | Beth Ann Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher Henry Schroeder 1948 (age 75–76) Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Katharine Bartlett |
Children | 3 |
Education | Princeton University (BA) Yale University (MDiv) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
Christopher Henry Schroeder (born 1948) is an American lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel in the Biden Administration from 2021 to 2023.[1][2][3] He served as the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy in the United States Department of Justice during the presidency of Barack Obama, serving from April 2010 until December 2012. Before and after his time as Assistant Attorney General, he was the Charles S. Murphy Professor of Law and Professor of Public Policy Studies at Duke University School of Law. He is now Professor Emeritus of the same institution.[4][5]