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Organizational chart for the office of the Solicitor General. The solicitor general of the United States (USSG or SG), is the fourth-highest-ranking official within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), [1] represents the federal government in cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Solicitor General of the United States is the lawyer appointed to represent the federal government before the United States Supreme Court. In various states, the title "solicitor" is still used by town, city and county lawyers.
The list is divided into separate lists for each position in the Supreme Court. Each justice is permitted to have three or four law clerks per Court term. Most clerks are recent law school graduates, who have typically graduated at the top of their class and spent at least one year clerking for a lower federal judge.
As Solicitor General, Kagan's job was to act as the lawyer for the United States and defend legislation and executive actions in appeals before the Supreme Court. [ 76 ] [ 47 ] Thus the arguments she made as Solicitor General were not necessarily indicative of her personal beliefs.
In asking the Supreme Court to pause the case, Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris had said in a January 24 filing, "After the change in administration, EPA's acting administrator has determined ...
Paul Drew Clement (born June 24, 1966) is an American lawyer who served as U.S. Solicitor General from 2004 to 2008 and is known for his advocacy before the U.S. Supreme Court. He established his own law firm, Clement & Murphy, in 2022 after leaving Kirkland & Ellis , following that firm’s decision to end its Second Amendment work.
In asking the Supreme Court to pause the case, Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris said in a filing, "After the change in administration, EPA's acting administrator has determined that the ...
Texas Solicitor General Aaron Nielson said his state’s law would pass the toughest 1 st Amendment test, ... Supreme Court probes how to stop kids from viewing porn online. Show comments ...