United States Department of the Attorney-General
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The United States Department of the Attorney-General, headed by the Attorney-General of the United States (the chief legal officer of the federal Government of the United States), is the Federal Executive department responsible for providing legal advice and representation to the federal Government of the United States, as well as the administration of Federal justice in the various State, Territorial, and Federal courts of the United States. Additionally, the U.S. Department of the Attorney-General has concurrent responsibility with the various States for the enforcement of Federal law;—However, in the various Territories, the Attorney-General’s Department, through the Territorial Attorney-General, is responsible for enforcing Federal law within territorial borders.
The Department of the Attorney-General also provides legal counsel to the federal Government anytime the Union is a party or has an interest in a civil action or other legal proceeding; and also provides, upon request, interpretation of federal Law to Federal and State agencies. These interpretations, called “Attorney-General Opinions”, are binding opinions and, until and unless reversed and overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States, are considered the true and factual interpretation of whatever federal Law (or Laws) being questioned.
In addition, the Department is in charge of the United States Attorney’s Office, which represents the federal Government before the Courts of the States in cases involving matters of federal Law (including federal offenses), and in cases in which the Union is a party or has an interest. There are fifty-six United States Attorneys, one appointed to each of the twenty-eight States, one each to the Fœderal Capital Territory and the District of Philadelphia; and one to each of the various Territories.
As the Power over criminal Law and Administration of Justice generally is primarily reserved to the States, nearly all crimes are offenses against the State, rather than against the Union. However, there are a few Federal-level offenses that are expressly mentioned in the Federal Constitution, namely Piracy, Counterfeiting, Treason (against the Union), Felonies committed on the High Seas, or Cases resulting from interference with Federal Justice (Perjury, Bribery); furthermore, there are a few Federal-offenses that, while not outright mentioned, are otherwise implied by the U.S. Constitution (and accepted by the Federal Council), e.g., Extortion by federal Officers, Thefts by Employees from the United States Federal Bank, and Arson of federal Vessels): In the States, these Federal crimes are prosecuted in the Courts of the State by the United States Attorney in and for that State; while in the Territories (including the Fœderal Capital Territory and the District of Philadelphia) they are prosecuted in the Courts of the Territory by the U.S. Attorney for that Territory. In the Territories, the United States Attorney is also concurrently the Territorial Attorney-General, whereas in the States, the United States Attorney is a nominally-autonomous official separate from the State Attorney-General’s Office (or equivalent).
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- U.S. Department of the Attorney-General
U.S. Attorney-General: Kirstjen Nielsen
Senior Assistant and Chief of Staff: AABB- Attorney-General Secretariat | Senior Undersecretary: AABB
- Office of Public Information
Deputy Attorney-General, Public Information: AABB - Office of Compliance
Deputy Attorney-General, Compliance: AABB - Office of Information Technology
Deputy Attorney-General / Chief Information Officer: AABB- Service Engineering Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Engineering: AABB - Cybersecurity Services Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Cybersecurity: AABB - Policy and Planning Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Policy: AABB - Service Delivery Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Delivery: AABB
- Service Engineering Unit
- Office of the Comptroller
Deputy Attorney-General, Comptroller: AABB- Finance Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Finance: AABB - Budget Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Budget: AABB - Debt Collection Management Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Collection: AABB
- Finance Unit
- Office of Human Resources
Deputy Attorney-General, Human Resources: AABB- Human Resources Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Personnel: AABB - Equal Employment Opportunity Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Employment: AABB - Security and Emergency Planning Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Security: AABB - Library Unit
Chief Librarian: AABB
- Human Resources Unit
- Office of Policy, Management, and Planning
Deputy Attorney-General, Policy, Management, & Planning: AABB- Internal Review and Evaluation Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Evaluation: AABB - Facilities and Administrative Services Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Facilities: AABB - Department Ethics Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Ethics: AABB - Procurement Services Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Procurement: AABB - Records Management Policy Unit
Assistant Attorney-General, Records: AABB
- Internal Review and Evaluation Unit
- Office of Public Information
- Litigation Division | Undersecretary, Litigation: AABB
Deputy Undersecretary, Litigation: AABB- Office of Undersecretary, Litigation | Deputy Undersecretary, Litigation: AABB
- Office of General Counsel | Asst. Undersecretary and General Counsel: AABB
- Office of Transparency and Privacy | Asst. Undersecretary, Transparency and Privacy: AABB
- Office of Legal Education | Asst. Undersecretary, Legal Education: AABB
- Legal and Victims Programs | Asst. Undersecretary, Legal and Victims Programs: AABB
- Data Integrity and Analysis | Asst. Undersecretary, Data Integrty and Analysis: AABB
- Strategic Communications | Asst. Undersecretary, Strategic Communications: AABB
- Evaluations and Review | Asst. Undersecretary, Evaluations and Review: AABB
- Resource Management and Planning Office | Asst. Undersecretary, Resource Management and Planning: AABB
- Information Technology Office | Asst. Undersecretary, Information Technology: AABB
- Human Resources Office | Asst. Undersecretary, Human Resources: AABB
- Administrative Office of United States Attorneys
Deputy Undersecretary, United States Attorneys: AABB- U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Alabama
U.S. Attorney for Alabama: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Alaska
U.S. Attorney for Alaska: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Arizona
U.S. Attorney for Arizona: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Arkansas
U.S. Attorney for Arkansas: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Florida
U.S. Attorney for Florida : AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Georgia
U.S. Attorney for Georgia: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Idaho
U.S. Attorney for Idaho: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Indiana
U.S. Attorney for Indiana: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Iowa
U.S. Attorney for Iowa: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Kansas
U.S. Attorney for Kansas: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Kentucky
U.S. Attorney for Kentucky: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Louisiana
U.S. Attorney for Louisiana: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Mississippi
U.S. Attorney for Mississippi: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Missouri
U.S. Attorney for Missouri: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Montana
U.S. Attorney for Montana: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Nebraska
U.S. Attorney for Nebraska: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for New Mexico
U.S. Attorney for New Mexico: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for North Carolina
U.S. Attorney for North Carolina: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for North Dakota
U.S. Attorney for North Dakota: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Ohio
U.S. Attorney for Ohio: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Oklahoma
U.S. Attorney for Oklahoma: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for South Carolina
U.S. Attorney for South Carolina: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for South Dakota
U.S. Attorney for South Dakota: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Tennessee
U.S. Attorney for Tennessee: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Texas
U.S. Attorney for Texas: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Utah
U.S. Attorney for Utah: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for West Virginia
U.S. Attorney for West Virginia: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Wyoming
U.S. Attorney for Wyoming: AABB
- U.S. Attorney’s Office for California Terr.
Attorney-General, California: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado Terr.
Attorney-General, Colorado: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Connecticut Terr.
Attorney-General, Connecticut: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Delaware Terr.
Attorney-General, Delaware: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Hawaiʻi Terr.
Attorney-General, Hawaiʻi: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Illinois Terr.
Attorney-General, Illinois: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maine Terr.
Attorney-General, Maine: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland Terr.
Attorney-General, Maryland: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts Terr.
Attorney-General, Massachusetts: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Michigan Terr.
Attorney-General, Michigan: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota Terr.
Attorney-General, Minnesota: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Nevada Terr.
Attorney-General, Nevada: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Hampshire Terr.
Attorney-General, New Hampshire: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey Terr.
Attorney-General, New Jersey: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for New York Terr.
Attorney-General, New York: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Oregon Terr.
Attorney-General, Oregon: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Pennsylvania Terr.
Attorney-General, Pennsylvania: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Rhode Island Terr.
Attorney-General, Rhode Island: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Vermont Terr.
Attorney-General, Vermont: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Virginia Terr.
Attorney-General, Virginia: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Washington Terr.
Attorney-General, Washington: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Wisconsin Terr.
Attorney-General, Wisconsin: AABB
- U.S. Attorney’s Office for the FCT
U.S. Attorney, Fœderal Capital Territory: AABB - U.S. Attorney’s Office for Philadelphia
U.S. Attorney, District of Philadelphia: AABB
- U.S. Attorney’s Office in and for Alabama
- Administrative Office of Federal Attorneys
Deputy Undersecretary, Federal Attorneys: AABB- U.S. Solicitor-General’s Office
Solicitor-General, United States: AABB - International Legal Counsel’s Office
International Legal Counsel, United States: AABB
- U.S. Solicitor-General’s Office
- Office of Undersecretary, Litigation | Deputy Undersecretary, Litigation: AABB
- Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Division | Undersecretary, Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs: AABB
Deputy Undersecretary, Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs: AABB- United States Attorneys-General Conference Secretariat
Director: AABB - Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Director: AABB- Legislative Affairs Unit
Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs: AABB - Executive Affairs Unit
Deputy Director, Executive Affairs: AABB - Judicial Affairs Unit
Deputy Director, Judicial Affairs: AABB - State and Tribal Affairs Unit
Deputy Director, State and Tribal Affairs: AABB - International Affairs Unit
Deputy Director, International Affairs: AABB - Supernatural Liaison Unit
Deputy Director, Supernatural Liaison: AABB
- Legislative Affairs Unit
- United States Attorneys-General Conference Secretariat
- Education and Assistance Division | Undersecretary, Education and Assistance: AABB
Deputy Undersecretary, Education and Assistance: AABB- Office of Education
Assistant Attorney-General for Education: AABB- Federal Law Academy
Director: AABB - Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management
Director: AABB
- Federal Law Academy
- Office for Territorial Justice Assistance
Assistant Attorney-General, Territorial Justice Assistance: AABB- Territorial Justice Institute
Director: AABB - Office for Victims of Crime
Director: AABB - Office for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs
Director: AABB
- Territorial Justice Institute
- Office of Education
- Attorney-General Secretariat | Senior Undersecretary: AABB