Assistant Attorneys General of the United States

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United States federal government position legal profession role

Assistant Attorneys General of the United States are senior Justice Department officials who oversee the department’s major divisions and help set and implement federal law enforcement and legal policy.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Assistant Attorney General	4
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel	2
United States Assistant Attorneys General	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position ⓘ legal profession role ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	executive branch of the United States ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
category	United States federal officials ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Justice officials United States government lawyers ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employer	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
hasDivisionType	law enforcement support division ⓘ litigation division ⓘ policy division ⓘ
hasPluralForm	Assistant Attorneys General ⓘ
hasRank	senior Department of Justice official ⓘ
hasSingularForm	Assistant Attorneys General of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Assistant Attorney General
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalAuthorityFrom	United States Code ⓘ
officeHolderTitle	Assistant Attorneys General of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Assistant Attorney General
oversees	major divisions of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Attorney General ⓘ surface form: Attorney General of the United States United States Deputy Attorney General ⓘ surface form: Deputy Attorney General of the United States
requiresQualification	admission to practice law ⓘ law degree ⓘ
responsibleFor	advising the Attorney General on division matters ⓘ development of departmental legal positions ⓘ implementation of departmental priorities within their divisions ⓘ implementation of federal law enforcement policy ⓘ implementation of federal legal policy ⓘ implementation of litigation strategies in federal courts ⓘ supervision of subordinate DOJ attorneys ⓘ
roleIn	federal civil litigation management ⓘ federal criminal litigation management ⓘ federal law enforcement policy-making ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
selectionMethod	presidential nomination with Senate confirmation ⓘ
subordinateTo	United States Attorney General ⓘ surface form: Attorney General of the United States United States Deputy Attorney General ⓘ surface form: Deputy Attorney General of the United States
workLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division → category → Assistant Attorneys General of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Assistant Attorneys General

Assistant Attorneys General of the United States → hasSingularForm → Assistant Attorneys General of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assistant Attorney General

Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Division → isOneOf → Assistant Attorneys General of the United States ⓘ

Office of Legal Counsel → ledBy → Assistant Attorneys General of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel

Office of Legal Counsel → officeHeldByHeadOfOrganization → Assistant Attorneys General of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel

Assistant Attorneys General of the United States → officeHolderTitle → Assistant Attorneys General of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assistant Attorney General

Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division → style → Assistant Attorneys General of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assistant Attorney General

Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division → style → Assistant Attorneys General of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assistant Attorney General