Karl R. Thompson

Karl R. Thompson
Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
In office
March 24, 2014 – January 20, 2017
Preceded byVirginia A. Seitz
Succeeded byCurtis E. Gannon (acting)
Personal details
BornKarl Remón Thompson
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of Cambridge (PhD)
University of Chicago (JD)
ProfessionLawyer
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Karl R. Thompson is an American lawyer and was the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel of the United States Department of Justice from 2014 until 20 January 2017; he served as the Acting Assistant Attorney General during that period.