Justice, crime and public safety

Executive Order 13762: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

President: Barack Obama

Set a short-lived order of US Attorneys who could act as Attorney General after the department’s statutory successors.

Status: Revoked — by EO 13775 on February 9, 2017.

Is Executive Order 13762 still in effect? No. EO 13775 revoked it in 2017.

What does Executive Order 13762 do?

EO 13762 listed the US Attorneys for the District of Columbia, Northern District of Illinois and Central District of California as additional acting Attorney General successors after the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General and officials designated under 28 USC 508. It operated subject to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and presidential discretion. EO 13775 revoked it less than a month later, and subsequent orders supplied different lists.

SignedJanuary 13, 2017
DepartmentJustice
RevokedFebruary 9, 2017 by EO 13775

Before and after

Before the order

EO 13557 supplied an older succession list.

After the order

EO 13762 briefly replaced that list before EO 13775 revoked it.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Listed US AttorneysServe if eligible and the contingency aroseEnded
Justice DepartmentApply current statute and lawful succession designationsContinuing
PresidentDesignate an eligible acting Attorney GeneralAs needed

What happened next

EO 13762 established the list.

EO 13775 revoked it.

EO 13787 replaced EO 13775.