Confederate Department of Justice
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The Confederate Department of Justice was the principal legal and judicial arm of the Confederate States government, responsible for overseeing law enforcement, legal affairs, and the administration of justice during the American Civil War.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive department
ⓘ
government ministry ⓘ justice ministry ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | United States Department of Justice model and U.S. legal traditions ⓘ |
| capitalOfJurisdiction | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | defeat and collapse of the Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1865 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Confederate States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | principal legal and judicial arm of the Confederate States government ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Confederate circuit courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate district courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainResponsibility |
administration of justice in the Confederate States
ⓘ
legal affairs of the Confederate States government ⓘ oversight of law enforcement in the Confederate States ⓘ representation of the Confederate government in legal matters ⓘ supervision of Confederate courts ⓘ |
| headedBy | Attorney General of the Confederate States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1861 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Confederate legal system ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | Confederate States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | justice function of the Confederate government ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
George Davis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judah P. Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas H. Watts NERFINISHED ⓘ Wade Keyes (acting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingEndTime | end of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| operatingStartTime | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of the Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position |
Assistant Attorney General of the Confederate States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ Solicitor of the Treasury (Confederate) NERFINISHED ⓘ clerks and staff attorneys ⓘ |
| reportsTo | President of the Confederate States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
advising the Confederate President on legal matters
ⓘ
coordination with Confederate military authorities on legal issues ⓘ enforcement of Confederate statutes ⓘ issuing legal opinions for Confederate executive departments ⓘ oversight of Confederate marshals and related officers ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | President of the Confederate States ⓘ |
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