Appellate Section

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legal office section of a government agency

The Appellate Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division that handles appeals and develops legal positions in federal criminal cases.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Appellate Section canonical	2
Appellate Section of the Criminal Division	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal office ⓘ section of a government agency ⓘ
advises	Criminal Division ⓘ surface form: Criminal Division trial sections
advisesOn	legal issues in federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ
appearsIn	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States Supreme Court United States courts of appeals ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Office of the Solicitor General ⓘ United States Attorneys’ Offices appellate units ⓘ
coordinates	government positions on recurring federal criminal law issues ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
develops	legal positions for the Criminal Division in appellate courts ⓘ
employer	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
employs	appellate specialists ⓘ federal government attorneys ⓘ
ensures	uniform interpretation of federal criminal statutes within the Department of Justice ⓘ
field	appellate litigation ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ federal criminal procedure ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
handles	appeals in federal criminal cases ⓘ appeals involving constitutional challenges to federal criminal laws ⓘ appeals involving procedural issues in federal criminal trials ⓘ appeals involving sentencing issues ⓘ interlocutory appeals in criminal cases ⓘ post-conviction appeals involving federal criminal statutes ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mission	to represent the United States in criminal appeals and to shape federal criminal law through appellate advocacy ⓘ
oversees	Criminal Division participation in multi-circuit litigation ⓘ
partOf	Criminal Division ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
responsibleFor	coordinating appellate strategy in Criminal Division cases ⓘ drafting appellate briefs in federal criminal cases ⓘ maintaining consistency in the Department of Justice’s criminal appellate positions ⓘ presenting oral argument in appellate courts ⓘ
reviews	draft appellate briefs prepared by other DOJ components in Criminal Division matters ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
subordinateTo	Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division ⓘ
supports	United States Attorneys ⓘ surface form: United States Attorneys’ Offices
worksOn	amicus curiae briefs in appellate courts ⓘ petitions for writs of certiorari in criminal cases ⓘ

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Instruction

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Input

Subject: Appellate Section
Description of subject: The Appellate Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division that handles appeals and develops legal positions in federal criminal cases.

Referenced by (3)

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

Criminal Division → hasSubUnit → Appellate Section ⓘ

Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division → oversees → Appellate Section ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appellate Section of the Criminal Division

Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice → subdivision → Appellate Section ⓘ