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James McHenry (lawyer)

James McHenry
United States Attorney General
Acting
In office
January 20, 2025 – February 5, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyEmil Bove (acting)
Preceded byMerrick Garland
Succeeded byPam Bondi
Personal details
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
Vanderbilt University (MA, JD)

James R. McHenry III is an American lawyer who is the chief administrative hearing officer in the United States Department of Justice.[1] He has been serving as the acting U.S. attorney general since January 20, 2025,[2] when he was appointed by President Donald Trump to temporarily fill the spot until Trump's nominee, Pam Bondi was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.[3]

  1. ^ Penn, Ben (2025-01-20). "Trump Taps DOJ Immigration Official as Acting Attorney General". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  2. ^ "Trump taps longtime immigration official as acting attorney general". POLITICO. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  3. ^ Iyer, Elise Hammond, Antoinette Radford, Maureen Chowdhury, Tori B. Powell, Aditi Sangal, Michelle Shen, Kaanita (2025-01-20). "Trump sworn in, expected to sign executive actions: Live updates | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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