119th Congress Nominee record

Brett Shumate

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At a glance

Brett Shumate’s legal career includes federal-program litigation leadership and private practice. The Justice Department biography records his June 11, 2025 swearing-in as the Civil Division’s 36th assistant attorney general.

Summary sources: [1]

Also recorded or identified as: Brett A. Shumate.

Nomination outcomes below are from the Oct 14, 2026 snapshot. Congress.gov may show subsequent actions.

Career and documented accomplishments

  • Shumate previously served as deputy assistant attorney general for the Federal Programs Branch from 2017 to 2019 and later worked as a Jones Day partner. [1]
  • He clerked for Fifth Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones and graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law and Furman University. [1]

Nomination history

PN26-43: Assistant Attorney General

Confirmed
Recorded name
Brett Shumate
Organization
Department of Justice
Listed state
Virginia
Received
Latest action
Recorded vote
51–41

Latest recorded action

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 41. Record Vote Number: 297.

Read PN26-43 on Congress.gov →

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed . These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

  1. Brett A. Shumate — assistant attorney general biography

    U.S. Department of Justice. Reviewed .

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