Office of the Pardon Attorney
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Meet the Director
Mission
The Office of the Pardon Attorney assists the President in the exercise of executive clemency. Under the Constitution, the President's clemency power extends only to federal criminal offenses. All requests for executive clemency for federal offenses are directed to the Pardon Attorney for investigation and review. The Pardon Attorney prepares the Department's recommendation to the President for final disposition of each application. Executive clemency may take several forms, including pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fine or restitution, and reprieve.
Presidential Clemency Action During The Obama Administration
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January 5, 2016
745 commutations denied December 18, 2015
March 31, 2015
22 commutations granted
December 17, 2014 12 pardons and 8 commutations granted
142 pardons and 782 commutations denied
December 15, 2014
3 commutations granted
April 15, 2014 December 19, 2013 |
November 21, 2011
November 19, 2011 147 pardons and 689 commutations denied
May 14, 2011
741 pardons and 1947 commutations denied
December 3, 2010
November 23, 2010
60 pardons and 552 commutations denied
October 11, 2010
71 pardons and 605 commutations denied
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Robert A. Zauzmer
Acting Pardon Attorney
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Attorney 202-616-6070