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.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
United States Attorney General canonical 123
Attorney General of the United States 103
U.S. Attorney General 9

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet-level position ⓘ
federal executive position ⓘ
head of government department ⓘ
abbreviation AG ⓘ
United States Attorney General self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Attorney General
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy President of the United States ⓘ
chiefLawEnforcementOfficerOf United States government ⓘ
surface form: 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 Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
surface form: 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 of the United States ⓘ
surface form: National Security Council (by statute)
partOf United States government ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 (250)

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

Presidential Succession Act → definesSuccessionPosition → United States Attorney General ⓘ
United States Deputy Attorney General → reportsTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
United States Deputy Attorney General → includedInLineOfSuccessionFor → United States Attorney General ⓘ
United States Department of Justice → headedBy → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Drug Enforcement Administration → reportsTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation → overseenBy → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Office of the Attorney General → headedBy → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Division → reportsTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations → issuedBy → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations → enforcedBy → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney General → abbreviation → United States Attorney General self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy → positionHeld → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Robert F. Kennedy → officeForPeriod → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Office of the Solicitor General → subordinateTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Associate Attorney General → subordinateTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
United States Associate Attorney General → reportsTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
United States Associate Attorney General → isDistinctFrom → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Judiciary Act of 1870 → assignedHead → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Judiciary Act of 1870 → empowered → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Katzenbach v. McClung → petitionerRole → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acting Attorney General of the United States
Criminal Division → reportsTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Controlled Substances Act → grantsAuthorityTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Robert H. Jackson → positionHeld → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Shelby County v. Holder → hasRespondent → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Elliot Richardson → positionHeld → United States Attorney General ⓘ
William P. Rogers → positionHeld → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Charles Joseph Bonaparte → positionHeld → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Homeland Security Council of the United States → hasMember → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Madam Secretary → usedForOffice → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Office of Legal Counsel → advises → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Washington administration → positionFilled → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs → oversight → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Robert Bork → positionHeld → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acting Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia → subordinateTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia → reportsTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice → reportsTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act → enforcedBy → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division → reportsTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
John N. Mitchell → positionHeld → United States Attorney General ⓘ
John N. Mitchell → officeContested → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
John N. Mitchell → hasHonorificTitle → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General
Assistant Attorneys General of the United States → subordinateTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Assistant Attorneys General of the United States → reportsTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights → reportsTo → United States Attorney General ⓘ
Justice Harlan F. Stone → positionHeld → United States Attorney General ⓘ
subject surface form: Harlan F. Stone
Justice James C. McReynolds → positionHeld → United States Attorney General ⓘ
subject surface form: James C. McReynolds
Jeremiah Sullivan Black → occupation → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Jeremiah Sullivan Black → positionHeld → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
John Mitchell → office → United States Attorney General ⓘ
subject surface form: John N. Mitchell
Edward Levi → occupation → United States Attorney General ⓘ
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States