Stephen Higgins

Stephen E. Higgins
3rd Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
In office
March 1982  September 30, 1993
Acting to March 28, 1983
Appointed byDonald T. Regan
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byG.R. Dickerson
Succeeded byJohn William Magaw
Personal details
Born1938

Stephen E. Higgins (born 1938) is an American law enforcement official who served as the third Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms from 1983 to 1993, subsequently known as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). He is primarily known for his involvement in the Waco siege.