United States Attorney-General

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Flag of the United States (1734).svg United States
Attorney-General
United States
Attorney-General
US-US seal-Department of the Attorney-General-30stars-colors(DOJ).svg
Seal
= Current United States Attorney-General Kirstjen Nielsen
Incumbent
Kirstjen Nielsen

since 12 March 1732
Style
  • The Honorable
    (formal)
  • Madam Attorney-General
    (informal)
Member of USNA Federal Cabinet
Reports to Governor-General
 of the United States
Seat Fœderal Capital Territory
Term length At the Governor-General’s Pleasure
Constituting instrument US Attorney-General Act, 1731
Formation 1731
Deputy AABB, Senior Undersecretary
Salary US$ 70,000
Website link://attygen.usna.gov/attygen.aspx

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 Cabinet (FedCab), 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 Office).

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 Secretary for State and Foreign Affairs, the Secretary for the Treasury, the Secretary for Military and Naval Affairs, and the Secretary for Public Safety are generally regarded as the five most important cabinet Officials because of the importance of their Departments.

The current Attorney General, Kirstjen Nielsen was nominated by Governor-General Tom Kirkman. She was confirmed by the reconstituted Senate on March 7, 1732 and sworn in by Governor-General Kirkman on March 12, 1732.

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