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Executive Order 14136: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Set a succession list for acting leadership of Department of Justice when the principal and designated deputy were unavailable, subject to federal vacancies law.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 14136 still in effect? No. Revoked January 20, 2025.

What does Executive Order 14136 do?

EO 14136 set a conditional acting-leadership sequence for the Justice, beginning with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, then the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona. The Federal Vacancies Reform Act still limited eligibility. EO 14148 revoked this sequence on January 20, 2025.

Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: EO 14148 expressly revoked this order. Official source. The cited steps do not establish every downstream effect.

SignedJanuary 3, 2025
Lead officialsDepartment of Justice officials and White House personnel officials
Express timingEffective on signing

Before and after

Before the order

the prior Justice succession order supplied the earlier executive succession arrangement for the Justice.

After the order

The order named eligible acting officials for the Justice if its covered leadership offices became vacant or unavailable.

EO 14148 revoked EO 14136 on January 20, 2025; the cited orders do not establish that anyone served under this sequence.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Department of JusticeFollow the listed succession order when its conditions aroseWhile effective
PresidentRetain statutory designation authorityOngoing

What happened next

EO 14136 signed.

Succession order signed.

EO 14148 revoked the order.