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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> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 05:08, January 20, 2008
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."[1]