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An advocate general of a state is a senior officer of the law. In some common law and hybrid jurisdictions the officer performs the function of a legal advisor to the government, analogous to attorneys general in other common law and hybrid jurisdictions.
In India, an advocate general is a legal advisor to a state government. [1] The post was created by the Constitution of India (vide Article 165) and corresponds to that of Attorney General for India at the union government level.
Advocate General's submissions, if needed, are then translated into French, the working language of the ECJ. [24] The judgment of the ECJ is only drafted after receiving advocate general's opinion, though some preparations are possible if the judge rapporteur and his référendaires understand the language of the procedure. [24]
The Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG or JAG Corps) is the military justice branch or specialty of the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. Officers serving in the JAG Corps are typically called judge advocates .
General Harding's term as the judge advocate general ended on January 31, 2014. On May 22, 2014, the Senate confirmed Brigadier General Christopher F. Burne to serve as the 17th judge advocate general in the grade of lieutenant general. He was promoted and began duties as The Judge Advocate General on the following day.
Stephen Miller, a senior adviser in Trump’s White House, campaigned enthusiastically with Trump to advocate for a strong southern border and mass deportations of millions of undocumented immigrants.
The attorney general is supported by the Office of the Attorney General, which includes executive staff and several deputies. On November 21, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump named former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi as his nominee to run the Justice Department.
The office of Advocate General for Scotland was created in 1999 by the Scotland Act 1998 to be the chief legal adviser to the United Kingdom Government on Scots law. This function had previously been carried out by the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland, who were transferred to the Scottish Government on the establishment of the Scottish Parliament.