Solicitor General of the United States information
Fourth-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice
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Solicitor General of the United States
Flag of the United States Solicitor General
Incumbent Elizabeth Prelogar since October 28, 2021
Department of Justice
Style
Mr. or Madam Solicitor General
Reports to
Attorney General
Seat
Supreme Court Building and Department of Justice Headquarters
Appointer
The President with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument
28 U.S.C. § 505
Formation
October 1870
First holder
Benjamin Bristow
Deputy
Principal Deputy Solicitor General
Website
justice.gov/osg
Organizational chart for the office of the Solicitor General
The Solicitor General of the United States, the fourth-highest-ranking official within the United States Department of Justice,[1] represents the federal government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Elizabeth Prelogar has served in the role since October 28, 2021.
The solicitor general is appointed by the president and reports directly to the U.S. attorney general.
The Office of the Solicitor General argues on behalf of the government in virtually every case in which the United States is a party, and also argues in most of the cases in which the government has filed an amicus brief. In the federal courts of appeal, the Office of the Solicitor General reviews cases decided against the United States and determines whether the government will seek review in the Supreme Court. The solicitor general's office also reviews cases decided against the United States in the federal district courts and approves every case in which the government files an appeal.
^Ginsburg, Benjamin; Lowi, Theodore J.; Weir, Margaret; Tolbert, Caroline J.; Campbell, Andrea L. (2019). We The People: An Introduction to American Politics (12th ed.). New York, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. p. 612. ISBN 978-0-393-66463-8.
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