Philip Heymann

Philip B. Heymann
27th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office May 28, 1993 – March 17, 1994
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	George J. Terwilliger III
Succeeded by	Jamie Gorelick
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
In office 1978–1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Benjamin R. Civiletti
Succeeded by	D. Lowell Jensen
Personal details
Born	Philip Benjamin Heymann (1932-10-30)October 30, 1932 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 30, 2021(2021-11-30) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ann Ross ​ (m. 1954)​
Children	Stephen, Jody
Education	Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD)
Occupation	Attorney academic

Philip Benjamin Heymann (October 30, 1932 – November 30, 2021) was an American legal scholar and federal prosecutor who headed the Criminal Division of the Justice Department as Assistant Attorney General during the Carter administration and was briefly Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton administration before he resigned over management and policy differences as well as perceived interference by the White House. He was involved internationally in supporting the rule of law in criminal justice systems. In domestic politics he was a vocal supporter of civil and political liberties and, as such, was actively critical of the George W. Bush administration, particularly its warrantless domestic spying program. Even before the September 11 attacks, Heymann studied and published on how prosecution of antiterror policies can be done consistent with the rule of law in a democratic society. He was later James Bar Ames Professor of Law, Emeritus at Harvard Law School,^[1] where he began teaching in 1969.