John P. Carlin | |
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Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General | |
In office January 20, 2021 –September 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Richard Donoghue |
Succeeded by | Marshall Miller |
United States Deputy Attorney General | |
Acting | |
In office January 20,2021 [1] –April 21,2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Richard Donoghue (acting) |
Succeeded by | Lisa Monaco |
United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division | |
In office April 1,2014 –October 15,2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Lisa Monaco |
Succeeded by | John Demers |
Personal details | |
Born | 1973 (age 51–52) New York City,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Williams 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]
Carlin was born in 1973 in New York City. [8] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard,Carlin was the articles editor of the Harvard Journal on Legislation .
Carlin joined the United States Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. Carlin chairs the Aspen Institute’s Cybersecurity and Technology policy program,and was a Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. [9] Carlin was a partner at Morrison &Foerster until January 20,2021,when he was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as acting deputy attorney general. [10] [1] [2] Following his departure from the DOJ,Carlin returned to private practice at Paul,Weiss in October 2022 as co-head of its cybersecurity and data protection practice. [11]
Carlin has been featured in The New York Times , Vanity Fair , The Washington Post , The Wall Street Journal ,the Los Angeles Times ,and USA Today . He has appeared on 60 Minutes , Meet the Press ,Charlie Rose,NPR,and CNN. [12] [13] [14]
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