The assistant attorney general has three or four deputy assistant attorneys general and manages about 30 people in the Office of Legal Policy.
• Oversees the vetting process for federal judicial nominees, mostly, and coordinates the judicial appointment process with the White House and the Senate
• Develops and implements the department’s significant policy initiatives
• Handles special projects that implicate the interests of multiple department components
• Coordinates with other interested department components and executive branch agencies
• Serves as an important policy advisor to the attorney general, deputy attorney general and associate attorney general
• Reviews and coordinates all regulations promulgated by the department and its components2