The criminal division chief of the Eastern District U.S. Attorney’s Office has been tapped as the top deputy for the U.S. Department of Justice’s criminal division.

Marshall Miller has been named the second-in-command for the justice department’s criminal matters. Marshall would be deputy to Leslie Caldwell, a partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, who has been nominated as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division and awaits U.S. Senate confirmation.