United States Attorney General

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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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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

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Edward Levi positionHeld United States Attorney General
Attorney General Homer Cummings positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Homer Cummings
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Title IV – Desegregation of Public Education authorizesActionBy United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorneys reportsTo United States Attorney General
subject surface form: United States Attorney
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Seal of the United States Department of Justice relatedTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
AG standsFor United States Attorney General
AG hasAlternativeLongForm United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney General
AG hasAlternativeLongForm United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Angel McClary Raich opposedBy United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney General (in Gonzales v. Raich)
The Enemy Within positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Robert F. Kennedy
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis describesRoleOf United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Eric Holder positionHeld United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: 82nd United States Attorney General
Tom C. Clark positionHeld United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Edmund Randolph positionHeld United States Attorney General
Office of Policy and Legislation subordinateTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division reportsTo United States Attorney General
Section 4(b) authorityOverseenBy United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
South Carolina v. Katzenbach hasRespondentRole United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Augustus Hill Garland positionHeld United States Attorney General
Merrick Garland (attended, transferred) positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Merrick Garland
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Merrick Garland (attended, transferred) positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Merrick Garland
DEA Deputy Administrator appointedBy United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Board of Immigration Appeals oversightBy United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney General
Board of Immigration Appeals canBeOverruledBy United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney General
CSA grantsAuthorityTo United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Controlled Substances Act
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
William M. Evarts positionHeld United States Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy Book Award namedAfterRole United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Charles Devens positionHeld United States Attorney General
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach positionHeld United States Attorney General
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach officeAssumed United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: United States Attorney General, 1965-02-11
Attorney General Richard Olney positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Richard Olney
Executive Order 12333 oversightBy United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Watergate Special Prosecutor appointedBy United States Attorney General
United States Watergate Special Prosecutor reportedTo United States Attorney General
James Clark McReynolds positionHeld United States Attorney General
Katzenbach v. Morgan petitionerOffice United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Arizona reportsTo United States Attorney General
United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii subordinateTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Colorado reportsTo United States Attorney General