Deputy Solicitor General

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The Deputy Solicitor General is a senior U.S. Department of Justice official who assists in supervising and arguing the federal government’s cases before the Supreme Court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government position
legal office
appliesToJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
United States federal courts NERFINISHED
appointedBy Solicitor General of the United States NERFINISHED
United States Attorney General NERFINISHED
associatedWith United States Supreme Court bar NERFINISHED
country United States of America
employer United States Department of Justice
field administrative law
appellate advocacy
constitutional law
federal jurisdiction
hasDuty to coordinate litigation positions among federal agencies
to help manage the Supreme Court docket of the federal government
to represent the interests of the United States before the Supreme Court
hasNumberOfPositions multiple concurrent officeholders
hasRank senior official in the Office of the Solicitor General
inception 20th century
isPartOf executive branch of the United States government
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
languageOfWork English
legalForm public office
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia NERFINISHED
officeHolderOf United States federal government NERFINISHED
officeType appointed position
partOf Office of the Solicitor General NERFINISHED
United States Department of Justice
primaryLegislativeBasis statutory authority of the United States Department of Justice GENERATED
reportsTo Solicitor General of the United States NERFINISHED
United States Attorney General NERFINISHED
requiresQualification extensive appellate litigation experience
membership in a state bar
responsibleFor advising the Solicitor General on whether to appeal adverse decisions
advising the Solicitor General on whether to file amicus curiae briefs
arguing cases before the Supreme Court of the United States
assisting in determining the legal position of the United States in Supreme Court cases
preparing oral arguments in Supreme Court cases involving the United States
reviewing briefs filed by the United States in the Supreme Court
supervising federal government litigation before the Supreme Court of the United States
sector public sector
subordinateTo Solicitor General of the United States NERFINISHED
United States Attorney General NERFINISHED
typicalBackground experience as appellate advocate or law clerk to federal appellate or Supreme Court judges
typicalEducation Juris Doctor degree
usedBy United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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Solicitor General of the United States mayDelegateTo Deputy Solicitor General
Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit) servedAs Deputy Solicitor General
subject surface form: Sri Srinivasan
this entity surface form: Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States