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  2. Chief Justice of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The chief justice of the United States is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and is the highest-ranking officer of the U.S. federal judiciary. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants plenary power to the president of the United States to nominate, and, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, appoint "Judges of the Supreme Court ...

  3. United States Attorney General - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, the attorney general advises the president of the United States on appointments to federal judicial positions and Department of Justice roles, including U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals. While the attorney general may represent the United States in the Supreme Court and other courts, this is typically handled by the solicitor general.

  4. Federal judiciary of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transfers and consolidates cases in multiple judicial districts that share common factual issues. The United States Marshals Service is an Executive Branch agency that is responsible for providing protection for the federal judiciary and transporting federal prisoners.

  5. List of federal agencies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The executive branch of the federal government includes the Executive Office of the President and the United States federal executive departments (whose secretaries belong to the Cabinet). Employees of the majority of these agencies are considered civil servants .

  6. United States Department of Justice - Wikipedia

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    The DOJ includes the U.S. Attorneys' Offices for each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. The U.S. Congress created the Justice Department in 1870, during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. Its functions originally date to 1789, when Congress created the office of the Attorney General.

  7. Lists of office-holders of the United States - Wikipedia

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    3 Judicial officeholders. 4 Heads of agencies. 5 Heads of states and regional subdivisions. 6 State legislatures. 7 Mayors and local officials. 8 Heads of former ...

  8. Analysis: As Trump team overhauls government, a ... - AOL

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    Historically, the executive branch, even after vigorously fighting a case, has abided by a Supreme Court resolution. ... Meanwhile, Trump on Monday expanded on his criticisms of the judicial ...

  9. List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

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    Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.