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United States Attorney General (view source)
Revision as of 17:22, February 10, 2017
, 17:22, February 10, 2017marked as former--I can't remember who is the new one
[[Image:Eric Holder.jpg|right|thumb|130px|current Attorney General, Eric Holder]]
[[Image:Eric Holder.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Former Attorney General, Eric Holder]]
The '''United States Attorney General''' is a [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] member in charge of the [[Department of Justice]] and as such, is often considered the chief law enforcement officer of the [[United States of America]]. However this has changed in the last decade with the creation of the [[Department of Homeland Security]], as many of the bodies traditionally overseen by the Attorney General are now under the purview of the [[Secretary of Homeland Security]]. Despite this decrease in power, all prosecutorial power has been retained and the Attorney General supervises all [[United States Attorney]]s. The current Attorney General is [[Eric Holder]] who has served since 2009 when he succeeded [[Michael Mukasey]]. By virtue of office, Holder is 7th in the [[presidential line of succession]]. Holder is the first African American to become Attorney General.
The '''United States Attorney General''' is a [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] member in charge of the [[Department of Justice]] and as such, is often considered the chief law enforcement officer of the [[United States of America]]. However this has changed in the last decade with the creation of the [[Department of Homeland Security]], as many of the bodies traditionally overseen by the Attorney General are now under the purview of the [[Secretary of Homeland Security]]. Despite this decrease in power, all prosecutorial power has been retained and the Attorney General supervises all [[United States Attorney]]s. The current Attorney General is [[Eric Holder]] who has served since 2009 when he succeeded [[Michael Mukasey]]. By virtue of office, Holder is 7th in the [[presidential line of succession]]. Holder is the first African American to become Attorney General.