[3] At the Department of Justice (DOJ), he was the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division.
[2][3] Gerson was acting United States Attorney General from January 20, 1993, to March 12, 1993.
[5] Also, he was fourth in the line of succession at the Justice Department (other senior DOJ officials had already resigned).
[4] Gerson supported the Brady bill[5] and was in office during the beginnings of the Waco siege.
[6] Janet Reno, President Clinton's nominee for Attorney General, was sworn in on March 12,[7] and he resigned the same day.