United States Attorney-General

The Attorney-General of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Attorney-General, concerned with legal Affairs and is the chief Lawyer of the United States government. The Attorney-General serves as a member of the United States Federal Executive Council (FEC), and is one of two department Heads not given the title of Secretary (the other being the Postmaster-General of the United States Department of the Post Ofice).

The Governor-General nominates and, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, appoints the Attorney-General, who serves at the pleasure of the Governor-General and can be removed by the Governor-General at any time; the attorney general is also subject to impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial in the Senate for “treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors” (Const. U.S., article II-C, section 4).

The office of Attorney-General was established by the Congress by the Attorney-General Act, 1721. The principle Duties of this Officer are “to prosecute and conduct all Suits in the federal Court in which the United States shall be concerned, and to give his Advice and Opinion upon Questions of Law when required by the Governor-General of the United States, or when requested by the Heads of any of the Departments.” The Attorney-General, the Commissioner for State and Foreign Affairs, the Commissioner for the Treasury, the Commissioner for Emergency and Military Affairs, and the Commissioner for Public Safety are generally regarded as the five most important cabinet Offficials because of the importance of their Departments.

The current Attorney General, Ted Cruz was nominated by Governor-General Tom Kirkman. He was confirmed by the reconstituted Senate on March 7, 1722 and sworn in by Governor-General Kirkman on March 12, 1722.

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