John P. Carlin

John P. Carlin
Carlin in 2015
Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General
In office
January 20, 2021 – September 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRichard Donoghue
Succeeded byMarshall Miller
United States Deputy Attorney General
Acting
In office
January 20, 2021 – April 21, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRichard Donoghue (acting)
Succeeded byLisa Monaco
United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division
In office
April 1, 2014 – October 15, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byLisa Monaco
Succeeded byJohn Demers
Personal details
BornJohn Philip Carlin
1973 (age 52–53)
PartyDemocratic
EducationWilliams College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
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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. From April 2021 to September 2022, Carlin was principal associate deputy attorney general under Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. He previously served as United States assistant attorney general for the National Security Division from April 2014 to October 15, 2016, and as chief of staff to Robert Mueller during his time as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.