United States Attorney General

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cabinet-level position federal executive position head of government department

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.

Aliases (7)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet-level position → federal executive position → head of government department →
abbreviation	AG → U.S. Attorney General →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
canBeRemovedBy	President of the United States →
chiefLawEnforcementOfficerOf	United States federal government →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
dateEstablished	1789 →
distinctFrom	state attorneys general in the United States →
firstHolder	Edmund Randolph →
formationContext	early administration of George Washington →
hasJurisdiction	United States federal law →
heads	United States Department of Justice →
legalBasis	United States Code, Title 28 →
locatedInTheHeadquartersOf	Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building →
memberOf	Cabinet of the United States →
oversees	enforcement of federal laws → legal affairs of the United States government →
participatesIn	National Security Council (by statute) →
partOf	United States federal government →
positionCreatedBy	Judiciary Act of 1789 →
rankInPresidentialSuccession	seventh →
reportsTo	President of the United States →
responsibleFor	advising executive department heads on legal issues → advising the President on legal issues → appeals in which the United States is a party → civil litigation involving the United States government → coordinating federal law enforcement policy → enforcing federal criminal laws → issuing formal legal opinions for the executive branch → overseeing federal prisons policy through the Bureau of Prisons → representing the United States in legal matters →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
style	The Honorable →
supervises	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives → Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice → Drug Enforcement Administration → Federal Bureau of Investigation → Office of Legal Counsel → Office of the Solicitor General → United States Attorneys → United States Marshals Service →
symbol	Seal of the United States Department of Justice →
termLength	no fixed term →
typeOfAuthority	chief legal officer of the federal government →

Referenced by (95)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Augustus Hill Garland → Charles Devens → Charles Joseph Bonaparte → Edmund Randolph → Edward Levi → Elliot Richardson → Eric Holder ("82nd United States Attorney General") → Harlan F. Stone → Homer Cummings ("Attorney General of the United States") → James C. McReynolds → James Clark McReynolds → Jeremiah Sullivan Black ("Attorney General of the United States") → John N. Mitchell → Merrick Garland ("Attorney General of the United States") → Merrick Garland → Nicholas deB. Katzenbach → Richard Olney → Robert Bork ("Acting Attorney General of the United States") → Robert F. Kennedy → Robert F. Kennedy → Robert H. Jackson → Tom C. Clark ("Attorney General of the United States") → William M. Evarts → William P. Rogers →	positionHeld
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights → Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division → Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division → Assistant Attorneys General of the United States ("Attorney General of the United States") → Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Division ("Attorney General of the United States") → Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice ("Attorney General of the United States") → Criminal Division ("Attorney General of the United States") → Drug Enforcement Administration → United States Associate Attorney General → United States Attorney ("Attorney General of the United States") → United States Attorney for the Central District of California → United States Attorney for the District of Arizona → United States Attorney for the District of Columbia ("Attorney General of the United States") → United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois ("Attorney General of the United States") → United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York → United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas ("Attorney General of the United States") → United States Deputy Attorney General →	reportsTo
Assistant Attorneys General of the United States ("Attorney General of the United States") → Office of Policy and Legislation ("Attorney General of the United States") → Office of the Solicitor General ("Attorney General of the United States") → United States Associate Attorney General → United States Attorney for the District of Columbia ("Attorney General of the United States") →	subordinateTo
DEA Deputy Administrator ("Attorney General of the United States") → United States Watergate Special Prosecutor →	appointedBy
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations ("Attorney General of the United States") → Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act →	enforcedBy
Controlled Substances Act ("Attorney General of the United States") → Controlled Substances Act ("Attorney General of the United States") →	grantsAuthorityTo
AG ("U.S. Attorney General") → AG ("Attorney General of the United States") →	hasAlternativeLongForm
Office of the Attorney General ("Attorney General of the United States") → United States Department of Justice →	headedBy
Edward Levi ("Attorney General of the United States") → Jeremiah Sullivan Black ("Attorney General of the United States") →	occupation
Board of Immigration Appeals ("U.S. Attorney General") → Executive Order 12333 ("Attorney General of the United States") →	oversightBy
United States Attorney General ("U.S. Attorney General") →	abbreviation
Office of Legal Counsel ("Attorney General of the United States") →	advises
Judiciary Act of 1870 ("Attorney General of the United States") →	assignedHead
Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building →	associatedWith
Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 →	authorityOverseenBy
Title IV – Desegregation of Public Education ("Attorney General of the United States") →	authorizesActionBy
Board of Immigration Appeals ("U.S. Attorney General") →	canBeOverruledBy
Ollie’s Barbecue refused to serve Black customers in its dining area →	challengedBy
Presidential Succession Act →	definesSuccessionPosition
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis ("Attorney General of the United States") →	describesRoleOf
Judiciary Act of 1870 ("Attorney General of the United States") →	empowered
Civil Rights Act of 1960 →	enforcementBy
John N. Mitchell ("Attorney General") →	hasHonorificTitle
Homeland Security Council of the United States ("Attorney General of the United States") →	hasMember
Shelby County v. Holder →	hasRespondent
South Carolina v. Katzenbach ("Attorney General of the United States") →	hasRespondentRole
United States Deputy Attorney General →	includedInLineOfSuccessionFor
United States Associate Attorney General →	isDistinctFrom
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations ("Attorney General of the United States") →	issuedBy
Robert F. Kennedy Book Award ("Attorney General of the United States") →	namedAfterRole
John N. Mitchell →	office
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach ("United States Attorney General, 1965-02-11") →	officeAssumed
John N. Mitchell ("Attorney General of the United States") →	officeContested
Robert F. Kennedy →	officeForPeriod
Angel McClary Raich ("U.S. Attorney General (in Gonzales v. Raich)") →	opposedBy
Federal Bureau of Investigation →	overseenBy
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs →	oversight
Katzenbach v. Morgan ("Attorney General of the United States") →	petitionerOffice
Katzenbach v. McClung ("Acting Attorney General of the United States") →	petitionerRole
Washington administration ("Attorney General of the United States") →	positionFilled
Seal of the United States Department of Justice ("Attorney General of the United States") →	relatedTo
United States Watergate Special Prosecutor →	reportedTo
AG →	standsFor
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida →	supervisedBy
Madam Secretary →	usedForOffice