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The '''Attorney General''' is the head of |
The '''United States Attorney General''' is the head of the [[United States Department of Justice]] concerned with ''legal affairs'' and is the chief law enforcement officer of the [[government of the United States|United States government]]. |
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The members of the Department of Justice represent the [[United States]] in legal matters generally and offer advice and opinions to the [[President of the United States of America|President]] and to the heads of the executive departments of the Government when so requested. The Attorney General appears in person to represent the Government before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] in cases of exceptional importance. Under most circumstances the [[United States Solicitor General]] argues before the Supreme Court on the government's behalf. |
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The Attorney General is a member of the [[President of the United States|President's]] [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]]. |
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ATTORNEYS GENERAL: |
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<table border="3" align="center"> |
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<caption>United States Attorneys General</caption> |
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<tr><th>Name</th> |
<tr><th>Name</th> |
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<th>Term</th> |
<th>Term of Office</th> |
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<th>[[President of the United States of America|President]]</th></tr> |
<th>[[President of the United States of America|President(s)]] served under</th></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Edmund Randolph]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Edmund Randolph]]</td> |
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<td>1789-1794</td> |
<td>[[1789]]-[[1794]]</td> |
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<td>[[George Washington]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[George Washington]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William Bradford (1755-1795)|William Bradford]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William Bradford (1755-1795)|William Bradford]]</td> |
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<td>1794-1795</td> |
<td>[[1794]]-[[1795]]</td> |
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<td>[[George Washington]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[George Washington]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Charles Lee (Attorney General)|Charles Lee]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Charles Lee (Attorney General)|Charles Lee]]</td> |
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<td>1795-1801</td> |
<td>[[1795]]-[[1801]]</td> |
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<td>[[George Washington]] |
<td>[[George Washington]], [[John Adams]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Levi Lincoln]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Levi Lincoln]]</td> |
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<td>1801-1805</td> |
<td>[[1801]]-[[1805]]</td> |
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<td>[[Thomas Jefferson]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Thomas Jefferson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[John Breckenridge]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[John Breckenridge]]</td> |
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<td>1805-1806</td> |
<td>[[1805]]-[[1806]]</td> |
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<td>[[Thomas Jefferson]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Thomas Jefferson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Caesar A. Rodney]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Caesar A. Rodney]]</td> |
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<td>1807-1811</td> |
<td>[[1807]]-[[1811]]</td> |
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<td>[[Thomas Jefferson]] |
<td>[[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William Pinkney]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William Pinkney]]</td> |
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<td>1811-1814</td> |
<td>[[1811]]-[[1814]]</td> |
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<td>[[James Madison]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[James Madison]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Richard Rush]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Richard Rush]]</td> |
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<td>1814-1817</td> |
<td>[[1814]]-[[1817]]</td> |
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<td>[[James Madison]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[James Madison]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William Wirt]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William Wirt]]</td> |
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<td>1817-1829</td> |
<td>[[1817]]-[[1829]]</td> |
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<td>[[James Monroe]] |
<td>[[James Monroe]], [[John Quincy Adams]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[John M. Berrien]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[John M. Berrien]]</td> |
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<td>1829-1831</td> |
<td>[[1829]]-[[1831]]</td> |
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<td>[[Andrew Jackson]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Andrew Jackson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Roger B. Taney]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Roger Taney|Roger B. Taney]]</td> |
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<td>1831-1833</td> |
<td>[[1831]]-[[1833]]</td> |
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<td>[[Andrew Jackson]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Andrew Jackson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Benjamin F. Butler]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Benjamin F. Butler]]</td> |
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<td>1833-1838</td> |
<td>[[1833]]-[[1838]]</td> |
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<td>[[Andrew Jackson]] |
<td>[[Andrew Jackson]], [[Martin Van Buren]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Felix Grundy]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Felix Grundy]]</td> |
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<td>1838-1839</td> |
<td>[[1838]]-[[1839]]</td> |
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<td>[[Martin Van Buren]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Martin Van Buren]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Henry D. Gilpin]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Henry D. Gilpin]]</td> |
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<td>1840-1841</td> |
<td>[[1840]]-[[1841]]</td> |
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<td>[[Martin Van Buren]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Martin Van Buren]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[John J. Crittenden]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[John J. Crittenden]]</td> |
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<td>1841-1841</td> |
<td>[[1841]]-[[1841]]</td> |
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<td>[[William Henry Harrison]] |
<td>[[William Henry Harrison]], [[John Tyler]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Hugh S. Legare]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Hugh S. Legare]]</td> |
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<td>1841-1843</td> |
<td>[[1841]]-[[1843]]</td> |
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<td>[[John Tyler]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[John Tyler]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[John Nelson]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[John Nelson]]</td> |
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<td>1843-1845</td> |
<td>[[1843]]-[[1845]]</td> |
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<td>[[John Tyler]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[John Tyler]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[John Y. Mason]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[John Y. Mason]]</td> |
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<td>1845-1846</td> |
<td>[[1845]]-[[1846]]</td> |
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<td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Nathan Clifford]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Nathan Clifford]]</td> |
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<td>1846-1848</td> |
<td>[[1846]]-[[1848]]</td> |
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<td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Issac Toucey]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Issac Toucey]]</td> |
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<td>1848-1849</td> |
<td>[[1848]]-[[1849]]</td> |
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<td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Reverdy Johnson]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Reverdy Johnson]]</td> |
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<td>1849-1850</td> |
<td>[[1849]]-[[1850]]</td> |
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<td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[John J. Crittenden]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[John J. Crittenden]]</td> |
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<td>1850-1853</td> |
<td>[[1850]]-[[1853]]</td> |
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<td>[[Millard Fillmore]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Millard Fillmore]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Caleb Cushing]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Caleb Cushing]]</td> |
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<td>1853-1857</td> |
<td>[[1853]]-[[1857]]</td> |
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<td>[[Franklin Pierce]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Franklin Pierce]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Jeremiah S. Black]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Jeremiah S. Black]]</td> |
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<td>1857-1860</td> |
<td>[[1857]]-[[1860]]</td> |
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<td>[[James Buchanan]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[James Buchanan]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Edwin M. Stanton]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Edwin M. Stanton]]</td> |
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<td>1860-1861</td> |
<td>[[1860]]-[[1861]]</td> |
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<td>[[James Buchanan]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[James Buchanan]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Edward Bates]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Edward Bates]]</td> |
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<td>1861-1864</td> |
<td>[[1861]]-[[1864]]</td> |
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<td>[[Abraham Lincoln]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Abraham Lincoln]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[James Speed]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[James Speed]]</td> |
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<td>1864-1866</td> |
<td>[[1864]]-[[1866]]</td> |
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<td>[[Abraham Lincoln]] |
<td>[[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Andrew Johnson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Henry Stanberry]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Henry Stanberry]]</td> |
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<td>1866-1868</td> |
<td>[[1866]]-[[1868]]</td> |
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<td>[[Andrew Johnson]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Andrew Johnson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William M. Evarts]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William M. Evarts]]</td> |
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<td>1868-1869</td> |
<td>[[1868]]-[[1869]]</td> |
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<td>[[Andrew Johnson]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Andrew Johnson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Ebenezer R. Hoar]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Ebenezer R. Hoar]]</td> |
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<td>1869-1870</td> |
<td>[[1869]]-[[1870]]</td> |
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<td>[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Amos T. Akerman]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Amos T. Akerman]]</td> |
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<td>1870-1872</td> |
<td>[[1870]]-[[1872]]</td> |
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<td>[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[George H. Williams]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[George H. Williams]]</td> |
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<td>1871-1875</td> |
<td>[[1871]]-[[1875]]</td> |
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<td>[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Edwards Pierrepont]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Edwards Pierrepont]]</td> |
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<td>1875-1876</td> |
<td>[[1875]]-[[1876]]</td> |
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<td>[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Alphonso Taft]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Alphonso Taft]]</td> |
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<td>1876-1877</td> |
<td>[[1876]]-[[1877]]</td> |
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<td>[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Ulysses S. Grant]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Charles Devens]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Charles Devens]]</td> |
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<td>1877-1881</td> |
<td>[[1877]]-[[1881]]</td> |
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<td>[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Wayne MacVeagh]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Wayne MacVeagh]]</td> |
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<td>1881-1881</td> |
<td>[[1881]]-[[1881]]</td> |
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<td>[[James Garfield]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[James Garfield]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Benjamin H. Brewster]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Benjamin H. Brewster]]</td> |
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<td>1881-1885</td> |
<td>[[1881]]-[[1885]]</td> |
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<td>[[Chester A. Arthur]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Chester A. Arthur]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Augustus H. Garland]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Augustus H. Garland]]</td> |
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<td>1885-1889</td> |
<td>[[1885]]-[[1889]]</td> |
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<td>[[Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William H.H. Miller]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William H.H. Miller]]</td> |
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<td>1889-1893</td> |
<td>[[1889]]-[[1893]]</td> |
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<td>[[Benjamin Harrison]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Benjamin Harrison]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Richard Olney]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Richard Olney]]</td> |
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<td>1893-1895</td> |
<td>[[1893]]-[[1895]]</td> |
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<td>[[Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Judson Harmon]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Judson Harmon]]</td> |
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<td>1895-1897</td> |
<td>[[1895]]-[[1897]]</td> |
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<td>[[Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Joseph McKenna]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Joseph McKenna]]</td> |
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<td>1897-1898</td> |
<td>[[1897]]-[[1898]]</td> |
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<td>[[William McKinley]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[William McKinley]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[John W. Griggs]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[John W. Griggs]]</td> |
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<td>1898-1901</td> |
<td>[[1898]]-[[1901]]</td> |
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<td>[[William McKinley]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[William McKinley]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Philander C. Knox]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Philander C. Knox]]</td> |
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<td>1901-1904</td> |
<td>[[1901]]-[[1904]]</td> |
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<td>[[William McKinley]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[William McKinley]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William H. Moody]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William H. Moody]]</td> |
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<td>1904-1906</td> |
<td>[[1904]]-[[1906]]</td> |
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<td>[[Theodore Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Theodore Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Charles Joseph Bonaparte]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Charles Joseph Bonaparte]]</td> |
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<td>1906-1909</td> |
<td>[[1906]]-[[1909]]</td> |
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<td>[[Theodore Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Theodore Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[George W. Wickersham]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[George W. Wickersham]]</td> |
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<td>1909-1913</td> |
<td>[[1909]]-[[1913]]</td> |
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<td>[[William Howard Taft]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[William Howard Taft]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[James C. McReynolds]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[James C. McReynolds]]</td> |
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<td>1913-1914</td> |
<td>[[1913]]-[[1914]]</td> |
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<td>[[Woodrow Wilson]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Woodrow Wilson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Thomas Watt Gregory]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Thomas Watt Gregory]]</td> |
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<td>1914-1919</td> |
<td>[[1914]]-[[1919]]</td> |
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<td>[[Woodrow Wilson]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Woodrow Wilson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[A. Mitchell Palmer]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[A. Mitchell Palmer]]</td> |
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<td>1919-1921</td> |
<td>[[1919]]-[[1921]]</td> |
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<td>[[Woodrow Wilson]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Woodrow Wilson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Harry M. Daugherty]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Harry M. Daugherty]]</td> |
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<td>1921-1924</td> |
<td>[[1921]]-[[1924]]</td> |
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<td>[[Warren G. Harding]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Warren G. Harding]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Harlan Fiske Stone]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Harlan Fiske Stone]]</td> |
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<td>1924-1925</td> |
<td>[[1924]]-[[1925]]</td> |
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<td>[[Calvin Coolidge]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Calvin Coolidge]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[John T. Sargent]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[John T. Sargent]]</td> |
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<td>1925-1929</td> |
<td>[[1925]]-[[1929]]</td> |
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<td>[[Calvin Coolidge]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Calvin Coolidge]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William D. Mitchell]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William D. Mitchell]]</td> |
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<td>1929-1933</td> |
<td>[[1929]]-[[1933]]</td> |
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<td>[[Herbert Hoover]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Herbert Hoover]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Homer S. Cummings]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Homer S. Cummings]]</td> |
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<td>1933-1939</td> |
<td>[[1933]]-[[1939]]</td> |
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<td>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Frank Murphy]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Frank Murphy]]</td> |
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<td>1939-1940</td> |
<td>[[1939]]-[[1940]]</td> |
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<td>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Robert H. Jackson]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Robert H. Jackson]]</td> |
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<td>1940-1941</td> |
<td>[[1940]]-[[1941]]</td> |
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<td>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Francis Biddle]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Francis Biddle]]</td> |
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<td>1941-1945</td> |
<td>[[1941]]-[[1945]]</td> |
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<td>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Tom C. Clark]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Tom C. Clark]]</td> |
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<td>1945-1949</td> |
<td>[[1945]]-[[1949]]</td> |
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<td>[[Harry S Truman]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Harry S Truman]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[J. Howard McGrath]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[J. Howard McGrath]]</td> |
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<td>1949-1952</td> |
<td>[[1949]]-[[1952]]</td> |
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<td>[[Harry S Truman]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Harry S Truman]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[James P. McGranery]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[James P. McGranery]]</td> |
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<td>1952-1953</td> |
<td>[[1952]]-[[1953]]</td> |
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<td>[[Harry S Truman]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Harry S Truman]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Herbert Brownell, Jr.]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Herbert Brownell, Jr.]]</td> |
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<td>1953-1957</td> |
<td>[[1953]]-[[1957]]</td> |
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<td>[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William P. Rogers]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William P. Rogers]]</td> |
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<td>1957-1961</td> |
<td>[[1957]]-[[1961]]</td> |
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<td>[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Robert F. Kennedy]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Robert F. Kennedy]]</td> |
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<td>1961-1964</td> |
<td>[[1961]]-[[1964]]</td> |
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<td>[[John F. Kennedy]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[John F. Kennedy]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Nicholas deB. Katzenbach]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Nicholas deB. Katzenbach]]</td> |
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<td>1965-1966</td> |
<td>[[1965]]-[[1966]]</td> |
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<td>[[Lyndon |
<td>[[Lyndon Johnson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Ramsey Clark]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Ramsey Clark]]</td> |
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<td>1967-1969</td> |
<td>[[1967]]-[[1969]]</td> |
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<td>[[Lyndon |
<td>[[Lyndon Johnson]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[John N. Mitchell]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[John N. Mitchell]]</td> |
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<td>1969-1972</td> |
<td>[[1969]]-[[1972]]</td> |
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<td>[[Richard |
<td>[[Richard Nixon]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Richard G. Kleindienst]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Richard G. Kleindienst]]</td> |
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<td>1972-1973</td> |
<td>[[1972]]-[[1973]]</td> |
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<td>[[Richard |
<td>[[Richard Nixon]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Elliot L. Richardson]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Elliot L. Richardson]]</td> |
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<td>1973-1973</td> |
<td>[[1973]]-[[1973]]</td> |
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<td>[[Richard |
<td>[[Richard Nixon]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William B. Saxbe]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William B. Saxbe]]</td> |
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<td>1974-1975</td> |
<td>[[1974]]-[[1975]]</td> |
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<td>[[Richard |
<td>[[Richard Nixon]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Edward H. Levi]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Edward H. Levi]]</td> |
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<td>1975-1977</td> |
<td>[[1975]]-[[1977]]</td> |
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<td>[[Gerald |
<td>[[Gerald Ford]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Griffin B. Bell]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Griffin B. Bell]]</td> |
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<td>1977-1979</td> |
<td>[[1977]]-[[1979]]</td> |
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<td>[[Jimmy Carter]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Jimmy Carter]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Benjamin R. Civiletti]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Benjamin R. Civiletti]]</td> |
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<td>1979-1981</td> |
<td>[[1979]]-[[1981]]</td> |
||
<td>[[Jimmy Carter]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Jimmy Carter]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William French Smith]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William French Smith]]</td> |
||
<td>1981-1985</td> |
<td>[[1981]]-[[1985]]</td> |
||
<td>[[Ronald Reagan]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Ronald Reagan]]</td></tr> |
||
<tr><td>[[Edwin Meese III]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Edwin Meese|Edwin Meese III]]</td> |
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<td>1985-1988</td> |
<td>[[1985]]-[[1988]]</td> |
||
<td>[[Ronald Reagan]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Ronald Reagan]]</td></tr> |
||
<tr><td>[[Richard Thornburgh]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Richard Thornburgh]]</td> |
||
<td>1988-1991</td> |
<td>[[1988]]-[[1991]]</td> |
||
<td>[[Ronald Reagan]] |
<td>[[Ronald Reagan]], [[George Bush]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[William Barr]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[William Barr]]</td> |
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<td>1991-1993</td> |
<td>[[1991]]-[[1993]]</td> |
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<td>[[George Bush]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[George Bush]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Janet Reno]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[Janet Reno]]</td> |
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<td>1993-2001</td> |
<td>[[1993]]-[[2001]]</td> |
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<td>[[Bill Clinton]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[Bill Clinton]]</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[John Ashcroft]]</td> |
<tr><td>[[John Ashcroft]]</td> |
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<td>2001- |
<td>[[2001]]-present</td> |
||
<td>[[George W. Bush]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[George W. Bush]]</td></tr> |
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</table |
</table> |
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The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government.
The members of the Department of Justice represent the United States in legal matters generally and offer advice and opinions to the President and to the heads of the executive departments of the Government when so requested. The Attorney General appears in person to represent the Government before the Supreme Court of the United States in cases of exceptional importance. Under most circumstances the United States Solicitor General argues before the Supreme Court on the government's behalf.
The Attorney General is a member of the President's Cabinet.