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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United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota reportsTo United States Attorney General
United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina supervisingAuthority United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey subordinateTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Utah supervisedBy United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Utah reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Alaska supervisedBy United States Attorney General
United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Guam supervisedBy United States Attorney General
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland reportsTo United States Attorney General
United States Attorney for the District of Oregon supervisedBy United States Attorney General
United States Attorney for the District of Oregon reportsTo United States Attorney General
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of Nevada reportsTo United States Attorney General
United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
United States Attorney for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award namedForRoleOfNamesake United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney General
Norfolk, New York, United States positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: William P. Rogers
Adele Langston Rogers positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: William P. Rogers
USMS reportsTo United States Attorney General
subject surface form: United States Marshals Service
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Roger Brooke Taney positionHeld United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Frank Murphy positionHeld United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Lee family of Virginia positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Charles Lee
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
OLC subordinateTo United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Office of Legal Counsel
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
OLC reportsTo United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Office of Legal Counsel
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
U.S. statesman mayHoldOffice United States Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer positionHeld United States Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer termStart United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: United States Attorney General term: 1919-03-05
Edmund Randolph (nephew) positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Edmund Randolph
Alphonso Taft positionHeld United States Attorney General
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico analogousTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
BNDD oversightBy United States Attorney General
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration reportsTo United States Attorney General
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor presentedBy United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States