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While the attorney general may represent the United States in the Supreme Court and other courts, this is typically handled by the solicitor general. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The attorney general also performs or supervises other duties as required by statute or executive order.
The Supreme Court has also occasionally invited a state attorney general to express a view on a petition related to that state. In 2009, for the first time, the invitation was directed instead to a state solicitor general, [ 13 ] James Ho of Texas, earning the request the nickname "CVSG-Texas."
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that turn on questions of U.S. constitutional or federal law.
An Attorney General is appointed by the President on recommendation of the Prime Minister. The Attorney General's Office is a constitutional body under the Constitution of Nepal (2015). For a person to be eligible for the post of Attorney General, they must also be qualified to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court. [12]
President Donald Trump speaks before Pam Bondi is sworn in as U.S. attorney general in the Oval Office of the White House by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, on Feb. 5, 2025.
As there was a Supreme Court vacancy at the time of the 2016 presidential campaign, advisors to then-candidate Donald Trump developed, and Trump made public, two lists of potential Supreme Court nominees. [8] [9] Ruth Bader Ginsburg officially accepting the nomination as associate justice from President Bill Clinton on June 14, 1993
Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, returns with her attorney Mark Paoletta to continue her testimony after a break in her closed-door deposition with the House ...
In Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Wyoming, the attorney general is appointed by the governor. [1] The attorney general in Tennessee is appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court for an eight-year term. [1] [2] In Maine, the attorney general is elected by the state Legislature for a two-year term. [1] [2]