DOJ Chief of Staff and Acting Associate Attorney General (Jan. to Oct. 2025)U.S. Department of JusticeLeft DOJ 2025-10
Chad Robert Mizelle served as Chief of Staff to the Justice Department and concurrently as Acting Associate Attorney General from January 20, 2025, making him a top adviser to Attorney General Pam Bondi. A graduate of the University of Florida and Cornell Law School, he previously worked at Gibson Dunn and Jones Day and held senior legal roles in the first Trump administration, including Acting General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security. As Acting Associate Attorney General he signed court filings and defended administration actions, including executive orders directed at major law firms. He left the Department in October 2025.
