General Counsels Since 1935
| Name | Period of Service | |
|---|---|---|
| From1 | To | |
| Charles Fahy (D) | 09/16/35 | 09/27/40 |
| Robert B. Watts (D) | 12/01/40 | 12/31/43 |
| Alvin J. Rockwell (D) | 01/01/44 | 09/16/45 |
| David A. Morse (D) | 09/17/45 | 06/30/46 |
| Gerhard P. Van Arkel (D) | 07/14/46 | 06/22/47 |
| Robert N. Denham (R) | 08/01/47 | 09/15/50 |
| George J. Bott (D) | 09/29/50 | 12/20/54 |
| Theophil C. Kammholz (R) | 03/29/55 | 01/02/57 |
| Kenneth McGuiness 2 (R) | 01/03/57 | 03/03/57 |
| Jerome D. Fenton (R) | 03/04/57 | 06/28/59 |
| Stuart Rothman (R) | 06/29/59 | 05/13/63 |
| Arnold Ordman (D) | 05/14/63 | 06/25/71 |
| Eugene G. Goslee 2 (R) | 06/26/71 | 08/23/71 |
| Peter G. Nash (R) | 08/24/71 | 08/14/75 |
| John C. Miller 2 (R) | 08/15/75 | 11/30/75 |
| John S. Irving (R) | 12/01/75 | 10/19/79 |
| Norton J. Come 2 (D) | 10/20/79 | 12/23/79 |
| William A. Lubbers 3 (D) | 12/24/79 | 04/24/84 |
| Wilford W. Johansen 2 (R) | 04/27/84 | 10/12/84 |
| Rosemary M. Collyer 4 (R) | 10/16/84 | 04/03/89 |
| Joseph E. DeSio 2 (R) | 04/04/89 | 11/22/89 |
| Jerry M. Hunter (R) | 11/28/89 | 11/27/93 |
| Daniel Silverman 2 (D) | 11/28/93 | 03/02/94 |
| Frederick L. Feinstein 5 (D) | 03/03/94 | 11/19/99 |
| Leonard R. Page 6 (D) | 11/29/99 | 04/20/01 |
| John E. Higgins, Jr. 7 (R) | 05/16/01 | 06/03/01 |
| Arthur F. Rosenfeld 8 (R) | 06/04/01 | 06/03/05 |
| John E. Higgins, Jr. 9 (R) | 06/04/05 | 06/30/05 |
| Arthur F. Rosenfeld 10 (R) | 07/01/05 | 01/03/06 |
| Ronald Meisburg 11 (R) | 01/04/06 | 06/18/10 |
| Lafe Solomon 12 (D) | 06/21/10 |
1 Date at beginning period of service may be appointment, continuation, or oath of office. General Counsels whose service began prior to 1947 were appointed by the Board; those whose terms began subsequently were appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
2 Acting General Counsel.
3 Served under a recess appointment from 12/24/79 to 4/22/80.
4 Served under a recess appointment from 10/16/84 to 4/3/85.
5 Upon expiration of term on 3/2/98, President Clinton appointed Mr. Feinstein Acting General Counsel. On 10/22/98, he received a recess appointment to serve as General Counsel.
6 Served under a recess appointment by President Clinton from 11/29/99 to 12/15/00. He was designated Acting General Counsel on 12/19/00.
7 Appointed Acting General Counsel by President Bush on 5/16/01.
8 Nominated by President Bush on 5/24/01 for a 4-year term. Confirmed by Senate 5/26/01.
9 Acting General Counsel.
10 Appointed Acting General Counsel by President Bush.
11Served under a recess appointment by President Bush from 1/4/06 until confirmed by Senate on 8/3/06 for a 4-year term that began on 8/14/06 when President Bush signed his commission.
12 Appointed Acting General Counsel by President Obama.
