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A '''Solicitor General''' is an individual tasked to conduct all litigation on behalf of the [[United States]] in the [[Supreme Court]], and to supervise the handling of litigation in the federal appellate courts.  

A '''Solicitor General''' is an individual tasked to conduct all litigation on behalf of the [[United States]] in the [[Supreme Court]], and to supervise the handling of litigation in the federal appellate courts.  

The position was mandated by the [[1870 Statutory Authorization Act]] which stated, "There shall be in the [[Department of Justice]] an officer learned in the law, to assist the [[Attorney General]] in the performance of his duties to be called the Solicitor General."<ref>http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/</ref>

The position was mandated by the [[1870 Statutory Authorization Act]] which stated, "There shall be in the [[Department of Justice]] an officer learned in the law, to assist the [[Attorney General]] in the performance of his duties to be called the Solicitor General."<ref>http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/</ref>

==External Links==

==External Links==

[http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/aboutosg/sglist.html List of all Solicitor Generals]]  

[http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/aboutosg/sglist.html List of all Solicitor Generals]]  

[[Category: United States Government]]

[[Category: United States Government]]