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The attorney general is supported by the Office of the Attorney General, which includes executive staff and several deputy attorneys general. The attorney general is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule and thus earns the salary prescribed for that level: $250,600, as of January 2025.
The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer.
The United States attorney general heads the United States Department of Justice in the United States federal government Wikimedia Commons has media related to Attorneys General of the United States .
On March 10, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions requested the resignations of 46 United States Attorneys. [33] Trump declined to accept the resignations of Dana Boente, who was serving as Acting Deputy Attorney General, and Rod Rosenstein, whom Trump had selected to become Deputy Attorney General.
The following is a list of female attorneys general of states in the United States. Since 1959, there have been 34 states which have appointed or elected women as attorneys-general. Puerto Rico has had a record four women hold office as attorney general, the most of any U.S. state or territory.
The deputy attorney general acts as attorney general during the absence of the attorney general. The deputy attorney general is a political appointee of the president of the United States and takes office after confirmation by the United States Senate. The position was created in 1950. [2]
The attorney general of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government. [1] The office has existed in various forms since 1626, originally established under the Dutch colonial government of New Netherland.
Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights) Kristen Clarke: May 25, 2021 [5] (Confirmed May 25, 2021, 51–48) [RC 6] — — Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division) Kenneth Polite [6] July 21, 2021 (Confirmed July 20, 2021, 56–44) [RC 7] July 28, 2023 [7] — Assistant Attorney General (Environment and Natural Resources Division) Todd ...