Solicitor General of the United States
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The Solicitor General of the United States is the federal government’s top appellate lawyer, responsible for representing the United States before the Supreme Court and determining its legal positions in major cases.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2063356 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Solicitor General of the United States Context triple: [Elena Kagan, previousPosition, Solicitor General of the United States]
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A.
The Solicitor General
The Solicitor General is a senior legal officer of the Crown in England and Wales who assists the Attorney General and represents the government in important legal matters and court cases.
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B.
United States Attorney General
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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C.
Attorney General
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer and top law enforcement official of a government jurisdiction, responsible for representing the state or district in legal matters and overseeing the administration of justice.
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D.
United States Associate Attorney General
The United States Associate Attorney General is a senior Justice Department official who oversees the department’s civil litigating divisions and key policy areas, ranking just below the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General.
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E.
White House Counsel
The White House Counsel is the chief legal advisor to the President of the United States and the White House Office, providing guidance on constitutional, ethical, and legal issues affecting the presidency and the executive branch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Solicitor General of the United States Target entity description: The Solicitor General of the United States is the federal government’s top appellate lawyer, responsible for representing the United States before the Supreme Court and determining its legal positions in major cases.
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A.
The Solicitor General
The Solicitor General is a senior legal officer of the Crown in England and Wales who assists the Attorney General and represents the government in important legal matters and court cases.
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B.
United States Attorney General
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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C.
Attorney General
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer and top law enforcement official of a government jurisdiction, responsible for representing the state or district in legal matters and overseeing the administration of justice.
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D.
United States Associate Attorney General
The United States Associate Attorney General is a senior Justice Department official who oversees the department’s civil litigating divisions and key policy areas, ranking just below the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General.
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E.
White House Counsel
The White House Counsel is the chief legal advisor to the President of the United States and the White House Office, providing guidance on constitutional, ethical, and legal issues affecting the presidency and the executive branch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States executive branch position
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federal government legal office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Solicitor General of the United States
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surface form:
Solicitor General
Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Solicitor General
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| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| currentHolderAsOf2024 | Elizabeth B. Prelogar ⓘ |
| currentHolderStartDate | October 28, 2021 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Benjamin H. Bristow ⓘ |
| formationContext | creation of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to control the content of briefs filed by the United States in the Supreme Court
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to decide whether the United States will seek Supreme Court review in most cases ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| legalAuthorityFrom | United States Code ⓘ |
| litigatesBefore | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building ⓘ |
| mayDelegateTo | Deputy Solicitor General ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle |
Solicitor General of the United States
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Solicitor General
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| oversees | Office of the Solicitor General ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
shaping United States Supreme Court docket
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shaping federal legal policy ⓘ |
| rank | fourth-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
United States Attorney General
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surface form:
Attorney General of the United States
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| responsibleFor |
approving appeals by the federal government in most federal appellate cases
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conducting and supervising government litigation in the United States Supreme Court ⓘ deciding whether the United States will appeal adverse decisions in lower federal courts ⓘ determining the legal positions of the United States in major appellate cases ⓘ filing amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the United States in important cases ⓘ participating in oral argument before the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ representing the United States before the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| seat | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| style |
Solicitor General of the United States
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Solicitor General
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| subjectTo | advice and direction of the Attorney General ⓘ |
| supervises |
Assistants to the Solicitor General
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Solicitor General of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Deputy Solicitors General
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| typeOf | chief appellate lawyer for the United States government ⓘ |
| typicalBackground |
experienced appellate lawyer
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expert in constitutional law ⓘ |
| worksWith |
United States Attorneys
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federal agencies’ general counsels ⓘ |
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Subject: Solicitor General of the United States Description of subject: The Solicitor General of the United States is the federal government’s top appellate lawyer, responsible for representing the United States before the Supreme Court and determining its legal positions in major cases.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thurgood Marshall
subject surface form:
Robert Bork
this entity surface form:
United States Solicitor General
this entity surface form:
acting Solicitor General of the United States
subject surface form:
Robert Bork
this entity surface form:
United States Solicitor General
Solicitor General of the United States
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officeHolderTitle
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Solicitor General of the United States
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Solicitor General
Solicitor General of the United States
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style
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Solicitor General of the United States
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
The Solicitor General
this entity surface form:
U.S. Solicitor General
this entity surface form:
Solicitor General
Solicitor General of the United States
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supervises
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Solicitor General of the United States
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this entity surface form:
Deputy Solicitors General
Stanley Forman Reed (as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
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heldPosition
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Solicitor General of the United States
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subject surface form:
Stanley Forman Reed
subject surface form:
Erwin N. Griswold
this entity surface form:
U.S. Solicitor General
this entity surface form:
United States Solicitor General
subject surface form:
Ken Starr
Justice Robert H. Jackson (did not participate in majority)
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positionHeld
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Solicitor General of the United States
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subject surface form:
Robert H. Jackson
this entity surface form:
United States Solicitor General
subject surface form:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
subject surface form:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
subject surface form:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.