Christopher Henry Schroeder (born 1948) is an American lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel in the Biden Administration from 2021 to 2023.

From April 1993 until January 1994, Schroeder took a leave of absence from Duke Law to serve as Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General, in the Office of Legal Counsel.

From April 1995 until January 1997, Schroeder again took a leave of absence from Duke to serve as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice.

The White House originally had planned to tap Mark Gitenstein for the post but reportedly reconsidered after opposition to his potential nomination because of his lobbying background.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Schroeder's nomination on April 15, 2010.

[7] At the end of 2012, Schroeder resigned as assistant attorney general and returned to Duke Law School.