Kenneth Allen Polite Jr. (born 1976) is an American lawyer who previously served as the assistant attorney general for the criminal division in the United States Department of Justice from 2021 to 2023.

[7] In 2001, Polite served as a law clerk to Judge Thomas L. Ambro of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

[10] On June 27, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Polite to be the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

[18] The advisory board provides advice and counsel to the Attorney General and other Justice Department officials on issues related to policy and operations.

[19] Under Polite, the U.S. attorney's office has brought several high-profile cases against individuals such as Robert Durst, Ray Nagin, Big Freedia and Darren Sharper.

[20][21][22] On April 12, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Polite to be an Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division within the United States Department of Justice.

[27][28] He has served on the Louisiana Civil Service Commission and the board of New Orleans College Prep Charter School in Central City.