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United States Attorney General

Attorney General of the United States
Official seal Incumbent: Michael MukaseyFirst: Edmund RandolphFormation: September 26, 1789Presidential Line of Succession: Seventh

The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see 28 U.S.C. § 503) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The Attorney General is considered to be the chief lawyer of the US government. The Attorney General serves as a member of the President's Cabinet, but is the only cabinet department head who is not given the title Secretary.

The Attorney General is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. He or she serves at the pleasure of the President and can be removed by the President at any time; the Attorney General is also subject to impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial in the Senate for "treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors."

On November 9, 2007, Michael B. Mukasey was confirmed to serve as the 81st Attorney General of the United States.

The office of Attorney General was established by Congress in 1789. The original duties of this officer were "to prosecute and conduct all suits in the Supreme Court in which the United States shall be concerned, and to give his advice and opinion upon questions of law when required by the President of the United States, or when requested by the heads of any of the departments."[1] Only in 1870 was the Department of Justice established to support the Attorney General in the discharge of his responsibilities.

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 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 seventh in the United States presidential line of succession.

Contents

1 List of Attorneys General
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

List of Attorneys General

# Picture Name State of Residence Term of Office President(s)served under 1 Edmund Jenings Randolph Virginia September 26, 1789 January 26, 1794 George Washington2 William Bradford Pennsylvania January 27, 1794 August 23, 1795 George Washington3 Charles Lee Virginia December 10, 1795 February 19, 1801 George Washington,
John Adams4 Levi Lincoln, Sr.Massachusetts March 5, 1801 March 2, 1805 Thomas Jefferson5 John Breckinridge Kentucky August 7, 1805 December 14, 1806 Thomas Jefferson6 Caesar Augustus Rodney Delaware January 20, 1807 December 10, 1811 Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison7 William Pinkney Maryland December 11, 1811 February 9, 1814 James Madison8 Richard Rush Pennsylvania February 10, 1814 November 12, 1817 James Madison9 William Wirt Virginia November 13, 1817 March 4, 1829 James Monroe,
John Quincy Adams10 John Macpherson Berrien Georgia March 9, 1829 July 19, 1831 Andrew Jackson11 Roger Brooke Taney Maryland July 20, 1831 November 14, 1833 Andrew Jackson12 Benjamin Franklin Butler New York November 15, 1833 July 4, 1838 Andrew Jackson,
Martin Van Buren13 Felix Grundy Tennessee July 5, 1838 January 10, 1840 Martin Van Buren14 Henry Dilworth Gilpin Pennsylvania January 11, 1840 March 4, 1841 Martin Van Buren15 John Jordan Crittenden Kentucky March 5, 1841 September 12, 1841 William Harrison,
John Tyler16 Hugh Swinton Legaré South Carolina September 13, 1841 June 30, 1843 John Tyler17 John Nelson Maryland July 1, 1843 March 4, 1845 John Tyler18 John Young Mason Virginia March 5, 1845 October 16, 1846 James Polk19 Nathan Clifford Maine October 17, 1846 March 17, 1848 James Polk20 Isaac Toucey Connecticut June 21, 1848 March 4, 1849 James Polk21 Reverdy Johnson Maryland March 8, 1849 July 21, 1850 Zachary Taylor22 John Jordan Crittenden Kentucky July 22, 1850 March 4, 1853 Millard Fillmore23 Caleb Cushing Massachusetts March 7, 1853 March 4, 1857 Franklin Pierce24 Jeremiah Sullivan Black Pennsylvania March 6, 1857 December 16, 1860 James Buchanan25 Edwin McMasters Stanton Ohio December 20, 1860 March 4, 1861 James Buchanan26 Edward Bates Missouri March 5, 1861 November 24, 1864 Abraham Lincoln27 James Speed Kentucky December 2, 1864 July 22, 1866 Abraham Lincoln,
Andrew Johnson28 Henry Stanberry Ohio July 23, 1866 July 16, 1868 Andrew Johnson29 William Maxwell Evarts New York July 17, 1868 March 4, 1869 Andrew Johnson30 Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar Massachusetts March 5, 1869 November 22, 1870 Ulysses Grant31 Amos Tappan Akerman Georgia November 23, 1870 December 13, 1871 Ulysses Grant32 George Henry Williams Oregon December 14, 1871 April 25, 1875 Ulysses Grant33 Edwards Pierrepont New York April 26, 1875 May 21, 1876 Ulysses Grant34 Alphonso Taft Ohio May 22, 1876 March 4, 1877 Ulysses Grant35 Charles Devens Massachusetts March 12, 1877 March 4, 1881 Rutherford Hayes36 Wayne MacVeagh Pennsylvania March 5, 1881 December 15, 1881 James Garfield37 Benjamin Harris Brewster Pennsylvania December 16, 1881 March 4, 1885 Chester Arthur38 Augustus Hill Garland Arkansas March 6, 1885 March 4, 1889 Grover Cleveland39 William Henry Harrison Miller Indiana March 7, 1889 March 4, 1893 Benjamin Harrison40 Richard Olney Massachusetts March 6, 1893 April 7, 1895 Grover Cleveland41 Judson Harmon Ohio April 8, 1895 March 4, 1897 Grover Cleveland42 Joseph McKenna California March 5, 1897 January 25, 1898 William McKinley43 John William Griggs New Jersey January 25, 1898 March 29, 1901 William McKinley44 Philander Chase Knox Pennsylvania April 5, 1901 June 30, 1904 William McKinley,
Theodore Roosevelt45 William Henry Moody Massachusetts July 1, 1904 December 17, 1906 Theodore Roosevelt46 Charles Joseph Bonaparte Maryland December 17, 1906 March 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt47 George Woodward Wickersham New York March 4, 1909 March 4, 1913 William Taft48 James Clark McReynolds New York March 5, 1913 August 29, 1914 Woodrow Wilson49 Thomas Watt Gregory Texas August 29, 1914 March 4, 1919 Woodrow Wilson50 Alexander Mitchell Palmer Pennsylvania March 5, 1919 March 4, 1921 Woodrow Wilson51 Harry Micajah Daugherty Ohio March 4, 1921 April 6, 1924 Warren Harding52 Harlan Fiske Stone New York April 7, 1924 March 1, 1925 Calvin Coolidge53 John Garibaldi Sargent Vermont March 7, 1925 March 4, 1929 Calvin Coolidge54 William DeWitt Mitchell Minnesota March 4, 1929 March 4, 1933 Herbert Hoover55 Homer Stille Cummings Connecticut March 4, 1933 January 1, 1939 Franklin Roosevelt56 William Francis Murphy Michigan January 2, 1939 January 18, 1940 Franklin Roosevelt57 Robert Houghwout Jackson New York January 18, 1940 August 25, 1941 Franklin Roosevelt58 Francis Beverley Biddle Pennsylvania August 26, 1941 June 26, 1945 Franklin Roosevelt,
Harry Truman59 Tom Campbell Clark Texas June 27, 1945 July 26, 1949 Harry Truman60 James Howard McGrath Rhode Island July 27, 1949 April 3, 1952 Harry Truman61 James Patrick McGranery Pennsylvania April 4, 1952 January 20, 1953 Harry Truman62 Herbert Brownell, Jr.New York January 21, 1953 October 23, 1957 Dwight Eisenhower63 William Pierce Rogers New York October 23, 1957 January 20, 1961 Dwight Eisenhower64 Robert Francis Kennedy Massachusetts January 20, 1961 September 3, 1964 John F. Kennedy,
Lyndon Johnson65 Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach Illinois January 28, 1965 September 30, 1966 Lyndon Johnson66 William Ramsey Clark Texas March 10, 1967 January 20, 1969 Lyndon Johnson67 John Newton Mitchell New York January 20, 1969 February 15, 1972 Richard Nixon68 Richard Gordon Kleindienst Arizona February 15, 1972 May 25, 1973 Richard Nixon69 Elliot Lee Richardson Massachusetts May 25, 1973 October 20, 1973 Richard Nixon70 William Bart Saxbe Ohio December 17, 1973 January 14, 1975 Richard Nixon,
Gerald Ford71 Edward Hirsch Levi Illinois January 14, 1975 January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford72 Griffin Boyette Bell Georgia January 26, 1977 August 16, 1979 Jimmy Carter73 Benjamin Richard Civiletti Maryland August 16, 1979 January 19, 1981 Jimmy Carter74 William French Smith California January 23, 1981 February 25, 1985 Ronald Reagan75 Edwin Meese III California February 25, 1985 August 12, 1988 Ronald Reagan76 Richard Lewis Thornburgh Pennsylvania August 12, 1988 August 15, 1991 Ronald Reagan,
George H. W. Bush77 William Pelham Barr New York November 26, 1991 January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush78 Janet Reno Florida March 12, 1993 January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton79 John David Ashcroft Missouri February 2, 2001 February 3, 2005 George W. Bush80 Alberto R. Gonzales Texas February 3, 2005 September 17, 2007 George W. Bush81 Michael Bernard Mukasey New York November 9, 2007 George W. Bush

See also

References

^ Judiciary Act of 1789, section 35.

External links

Biographies of the Attorneys General, via U.S. Dept. of Justice

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