United States Attorney General
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Attorney General of the United States - AG - |
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| Appointment by | President of the United States |
| Creation of office | September 26, 1789 |
| Salutation | Mr./Madam Attorney General |
| Deputy | United States Deputy Attorney General (DAG) |
| First incumbent | Edmund Randolph , United States Attorney General |
| Current incumbent | William Barr , United States Attorney General |
| Website | www.justice.gov |
The United States Attorney General is a member of the United States Cabinet and presides over the United States Department of Justice , without the title of Secretary.
His responsibilities include advising the government on justice issues, overseeing law enforcement, and representing the United States in court. Therefore, according to the German system, he is, for example, Minister of Justice and Attorney General in personal union. Now the Attorney General himself only tries cases of exceptional importance before the Supreme Court; most representations are now held by the Solicitor General of the United States .
In 1789, the office of Attorney General was created by the United States Congress for the purpose of prosecuting and representing in all Supreme Court disputes in which the United States is a party. He was also supposed to advise the President and Cabinet Ministers on all legal issues. A separate Ministry of Justice was only created in 1870 to support the Attorney General.
List of Attorneys General
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See also
- United States Deputy Attorney General
- United States Associate Attorney General
- Solicitor General of the United States
- Attorney General (US states)
- Nannygate
- United States Cabinet
- United States Department of Justice
literature
- John J. Patrick, Richard M. Pious, Donald A. Ritchie: The Oxford Guide to the United States Government. Oxford University Press, New York 2001, ISBN 978-0-19-514273-0 , p. 35f (= Attorney General of the United States ).
Web links
- Biographies of Attorneys General (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alex Pappas / Jake Gibson: Jeff Sessions resigns as attorney general, at Trump's 'request'. Fox News Channel , November 7, 2018, accessed November 7, 2018 .
- ↑ The legality of the appeal, the entrustment of Whitaker's special investigation into Russia and the Whitaker's declaration of non-bias is controversial, see John E. Bies: Matthew Whitaker's Appointment as Acting Attorney General: Three Lingering Questions. In: Lawfare , November 8, 2018.
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Ministers: Labor Minister Attorney General Foreign Minister Construction Minister Education Minister Energy Minister Finance Minister Health Minister Commerce Minister Internal Security Minister Interior Minister War Veterans Minister Agriculture Minister Transport Minister Defense Minister
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Cabinet rank: Vice-President White House Chief of Staff Head of Environmental Protection Agency Director of the Office of Management and Budget Commercial Agent Permanent Representative to the UN Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
