Announcement of Signing of S. 2089, Establishing the Position of Associate Attorney General, and Nomination of Michael J. Egan for the Position

The President has signed S. 2089, which establishes the position of Associate Attorney General, by statute, as the third-ranking position in the Justice Department, with appointment by the President and Senate confirmation.

The President has also nominated Michael J. Egan for the position. Egan has been serving as Associate Attorney General under appointment by the Attorney General since February.

Egan was born August 8, 1926, in Savannah, Ga. He received a B.A. from Yale University in 1950 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1955.

Egan practiced law in Atlanta from 1955 to 1977. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1966 to 1977 and served as minority leader from 1970 to 1977.