United States Attorney General

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The United States Attorney General is the head of the U.S. Department of Justice and chief law enforcement officer of the federal government, overseeing the enforcement of federal laws and legal affairs.

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instanceOf cabinet-level position
federal executive position
head of government department
abbreviation AG
U.S. Attorney General
appointedBy President of the United States
canBeRemovedBy President of the United States
chiefLawEnforcementOfficerOf United States federal government
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1789
distinctFrom state attorneys general in the United States
firstHolder Edmund Randolph
formationContext early administration of George Washington
hasJurisdiction United States federal law
heads United States Department of Justice
legalBasis United States Code, Title 28
locatedInTheHeadquartersOf Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
memberOf Cabinet of the United States
oversees enforcement of federal laws
legal affairs of the United States government
participatesIn National Security Council (by statute)
partOf United States federal government
positionCreatedBy Judiciary Act of 1789
rankInPresidentialSuccession seventh
reportsTo President of the United States
responsibleFor advising executive department heads on legal issues
advising the President on legal issues
appeals in which the United States is a party
civil litigation involving the United States government
coordinating federal law enforcement policy
enforcing federal criminal laws
issuing formal legal opinions for the executive branch
overseeing federal prisons policy through the Bureau of Prisons
representing the United States in legal matters
seat Washington, D.C.
style The Honorable
supervises Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Office of Legal Counsel
Office of the Solicitor General
United States Attorneys
United States Marshals Service
symbol Seal of the United States Department of Justice
termLength no fixed term
typeOfAuthority chief legal officer of the federal government

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Presidential Succession Act definesSuccessionPosition United States Attorney General
United States Deputy Attorney General reportsTo United States Attorney General
United States Department of Justice headedBy United States Attorney General
Drug Enforcement Administration reportsTo United States Attorney General
Federal Bureau of Investigation overseenBy United States Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General headedBy Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Division reportsTo Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations issuedBy Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations enforcedBy Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
United States Attorney General abbreviation U.S. Attorney General
linked to: United States Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy positionHeld United States Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy officeForPeriod United States Attorney General
Office of the Solicitor General subordinateTo Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
United States Associate Attorney General subordinateTo United States Attorney General
United States Associate Attorney General reportsTo United States Attorney General
United States Associate Attorney General isDistinctFrom United States Attorney General
Judiciary Act of 1870 assignedHead Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Judiciary Act of 1870 empowered Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Katzenbach v. McClung petitionerRole Acting Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Criminal Division reportsTo Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Controlled Substances Act grantsAuthorityTo Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Robert H. Jackson positionHeld United States Attorney General
Shelby County v. Holder hasRespondent United States Attorney General
Elliot Richardson positionHeld United States Attorney General
William P. Rogers positionHeld United States Attorney General
Charles Joseph Bonaparte positionHeld United States Attorney General
Homeland Security Council of the United States hasMember Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Madam Secretary usedForOffice United States Attorney General
Office of Legal Counsel advises Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Washington administration positionFilled Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs oversight United States Attorney General
Robert Bork positionHeld Acting Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia subordinateTo Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia reportsTo Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice reportsTo Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act enforcedBy United States Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division reportsTo United States Attorney General
John N. Mitchell positionHeld United States Attorney General
John N. Mitchell officeContested Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
John N. Mitchell hasHonorificTitle Attorney General
linked to: United States Attorney General
Assistant Attorneys General of the United States subordinateTo Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Assistant Attorneys General of the United States reportsTo Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights reportsTo United States Attorney General
Harlan F. Stone positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject linked to: Justice Harlan F. Stone
James C. McReynolds positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject linked to: Justice James C. McReynolds
Jeremiah Sullivan Black occupation Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
Jeremiah Sullivan Black positionHeld Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General
John N. Mitchell office United States Attorney General
subject linked to: John Mitchell
Edward Levi occupation Attorney General of the United States
linked to: United States Attorney General