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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Janet Reno positionHeld United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
John Ashcroft positionHeld United States Attorney General
DOJ Civil Rights Division Voting Section oversightBy United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney General
William Pinkney positionHeld United States Attorney General
Michael Mukasey positionHeld United States Attorney General
Michael Mukasey ordinalInOffice United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: 81st United States Attorney General
1913 Kingsbury Commitment addressedTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney General
Temporary Protected Status previousDesignationAuthority United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
EU–US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting hasParticipant United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney General
Ulysses S. Grant administration officeHeld United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Office of Independent Counsel notInChainOfCommandOf United States Attorney General
William D. Mitchell positionHeld United States Attorney General
Eliot Richardson positionHeld United States Attorney General
Richard G. Kleindienst positionHeld United States Attorney General
Richard G. Kleindienst hasHonorificTitle United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General
Ramsey Clark positionHeld United States Attorney General
Flag of the United States Department of Justice associatedWith United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Homer Stillé Cummings positionHeld United States Attorney General
Henry Black positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Jeremiah S. Black
Edward Bates positionHeld United States Attorney General
Felix Grundy positionHeld United States Attorney General
Felix Grundy positionHeld United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Solicitor General of the United States reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Chief FOIA Officers Council reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: the Attorney General of the United States
FBI Director reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Mary Forward positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Jeremiah Sullivan Black
John Newton Mitchell positionHeld United States Attorney General
John Newton Mitchell positionHeld United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: United States Attorney General under President Richard Nixon
Philander C. Knox positionHeld United States Attorney General
Philander C. Knox officeHeldDuringPeriod United States Attorney General
Anne Hazard Richardson spouseHeldPosition United States Attorney General
Attorney General’s Task Force on Violent Crime convenedBy United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Attorney General’s Task Force on Violent Crime reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Richard Rush positionHeld United States Attorney General
Watergate Special Prosecution Force authorizedBy United States Attorney General
Holder positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Eric Holder
this entity surface form: 82nd United States Attorney General
Loretta Lynch positionHeld United States Attorney General
Loretta Lynch officeNumber United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: 83rd United States Attorney General
Loretta Lynch appointedAs United States Attorney General
Loretta Lynch hasHonorificTitle United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General
Mary Ramsey Clark positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Tom C. Clark
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Francis Biddle positionHeld United States Attorney General
Randolph family of Virginia positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Edmund Randolph
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Elizabeth Nicholas positionHeld United States Attorney General
subject surface form: Edmund Randolph
Office of the Deputy Attorney General reportsTo United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Office of the Deputy Attorney General supports United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Oregon v. Mitchell defendantRole United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States
Joseph McKenna positionHeld United States Attorney General
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the United States