Reading Room Document

Designation of Assistant Attorney General for Administration.

The document is a response to a request for a legal opinion on whether the position of Assistant Attorney General for Administration should be designated as general or career reserved in the Senior Executive Service, and whether a new appointment to the position would require Presidential approval. The conclusion reached is that the position should be designated as career reserved, as it entails direct responsibility to the public for the management or operation of particular government programs or functions. Additionally, it is determined that any new appointment to the position would require approval by the President, as specifically required by 28 U.S.C. § 507(a). The questions presented for review include the designation of the position and the requirement for Presidential approval for new appointments.

January 26, 1981