John P. Carlin
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 actingdeputy attorney general in the United StatesDepartment of Justice from January to April 2021.^[1][2] From April 2021 to September 2022, Carlin was principalassociate deputy attorney general under Deputy Attorney GeneralLisa Monaco.^[3] He previously served asUnited States assistant attorney general for the National Security Division from April 2014 to October 15, 2016,^[4][5] and as chief of staff toRobert Mueller during his time asdirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.^[6][7]

Carlin was born in 1973 inNew York City.^[8] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree fromWilliams College and aJuris Doctor fromHarvard Law School. While at Harvard, Carlin was the articles editor of theHarvard Journal on Legislation.

Carlin joined theUnited States Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. Carlin chairs theAspen Institute’s Cybersecurity and Technology policy program, and was a Fellow at theBelfer Center for Science and International Affairs.^[9] Carlin was a partner atMorrison & Foerster until January 20, 2021, when he was appointed by PresidentJoe Biden to serve as actingdeputy attorney general.^[10][1][2] Following his departure from the DOJ, Carlin returned to private practice atPaul, Weiss in October 2022 as co-head of its cybersecurity and data protection practice.^[11]

Carlin has been featured inThe New York Times,Vanity Fair,The Washington Post,The Wall Street Journal, theLos Angeles Times, andUSA Today. He has appeared on60 Minutes,Meet the Press,Charlie Rose,NPR, andCNN.^[12][13][14]

• Foreign interference in the 2020 United States elections

• Carlin, John P.;Graff, Garrett M (2018).Dawn of the code war : America's battle against Russia, China, and the rising global cyber threat (First ed.). New York, NY: PublicAffairs.ISBN 978-1541773837.OCLC 1041249829.

• Benner, Katie (14 June 2021)."Justice Dept. Official to Step Down Amid Uproar over Leaks Inquiry".The New York Times.
• Appearances onC-SPAN

• 1973 births
• Living people
• 21st-century American lawyers
• Biden administration personnel
• Federal Bureau of Investigation agents
• Harvard Law School alumni
• Lawyers from New York City
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison people
• People associated with Morrison & Foerster
• United States assistant attorneys general
• Williams College alumni

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