Matthew Whitaker | |
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President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | Rod Rosenstein |
Preceded by | Jeff Sessions |
Succeeded by | William Barr |
Jan 31, 2022 · LOUIS — The Missouri attorney general is seeking temporary restraining orders against some of the school districts requiring masks …
The same month, Attorney General Bonta announced the successful resolution of litigation against the U.S. Department of Education (ED) after the Biden Administration committed to fixing the broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness programs. Attorney General Bonta is also involved in several ...
Jun 23, 2021 · Search for new Oklahoma attorney general ongoing, but 'time is of the essence,' Stitt says. Gov. Kevin Stitt has interviewed about a dozen candidates in his search for Oklahoma's next attorney general. In talking to reporters Monday, Stitt revealed few details about his process for finding a new attorney general to replace Mike Hunter, who ...
Nov 07, 2018 · Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday afternoon, at president Trump’s request. His interim replacement, Matthew Whitaker, once mused that a new attorney general could foil Robert ...
Jeffrey A. RosenOfficial portrait, 2019Acting United States Attorney GeneralIn office December 24, 2020 – January 20, 2021PresidentDonald Trump27 more rows
Rod RosensteinIn office April 26, 2017 – May 11, 2019PresidentDonald TrumpPreceded bySally YatesSucceeded byJeffrey A. Rosen18 more rows
William BarrPresidentGeorge H. W. BushPreceded byDonald B. AyerSucceeded byGeorge J. Terwilliger IIIUnited States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel30 more rows
The principal duties of the Attorney General are to:Represent the United States in legal matters.Supervise and direct the administration and operation of the offices, boards, divisions, and bureaus that comprise the Department.More items...•Oct 8, 2021
Damian WilliamsAs of October 10, 2021 the United States Attorney is Damian Williams....United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.Department overviewWebsitejustice.gov/usao/nysMapSouthern District of New York7 more rows
In the order of creation, the position of attorney general was the fourth cabinet level position created by Congress, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Attorneys general may be impeached and removed from office by Congress. As of 2013 the office of U.S. Attorney General has been held by eighty two people.
Term Limits. Of the 50 Attorneys General, 25 do not have a formal provision specifying the number of terms allowed. Of the 44 elected attorneys general, all serve four-year terms with the exception of Vermont, who serves a two-year term.
Christine BarrWilliam Barr / Wife (m. 1973)
Alberto GonzalesOfficial portrait, 200580th United States Attorney GeneralIn office February 3, 2005 – September 17, 2007PresidentGeorge W. Bush31 more rows
Hon Suella Braverman QCThe Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP Suella Braverman was appointed Attorney General on 13 February 2020. She was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union from January to November 2018. Suella was elected as the Conservative MP for Fareham in May 2015.
As a government minister, the Attorney General is directly answerable to Parliament. The Attorney General is also the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government, and has the primary role of advising the government on any legal repercussions of their actions, either orally at meetings or in writing.
The Attorney-General is usually a member of the Federal Cabinet, but need not be. ... In practice, the Attorney-General is a party politician and their tenure is determined by political factors.
nounWord forms: plural solicitors general. 1. a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general. 2. the chief legal officer in some states.
The Southern District is one of the most influential and active federal district courts in the United States, largely because of its jurisdiction over New York's major financial centers.
Audrey Strauss, the new acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, reported income of about $1.5 million in a 2018 financial disclosure, before rejoining the office she now heads.Jun 24, 2020
Incumbent. Alvin Bragg The New York County District Attorney, also known as the Manhattan District Attorney, is the elected district attorney for New York County (Manhattan), New York.