can install a new first assistant

One debated question is whether the executive branch can install a new first assistant during a vacancy. Most recently, the executive branch has asserted that it can. For instance, in July 2025, John A. Sarcone III indicated that he was serving as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York after he was named Special Attorney to the Attorney General and in that position, newly designated as the U.S. Attorney’s first assistant. In a different context, one trial court held that a newly created principal deputy position could not qualify as first หนังใหม่2025