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On February 19, 1868, Lawrence introduced a bill in Congress to create the Department of Justice. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill into law on June 22, 1870. [10] Grant appointed Amos T. Akerman as attorney general and Benjamin H. Bristow as America's first solicitor general the same week that Congress created the Department of ...
Office of Justice Programs — Assistant Attorney General (Office of Justice Programs) Amy L. Solomon: May 2, 2023 (Confirmed April 18, 2023, 59–40) [RC 14] July 19, 2024 [13] — Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Karhlton F. Moore: February 28, 2022 — — Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Alex Piquero: August 15 ...
The United States attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice and serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government.The attorney general acts as the principal legal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters.
Each department is headed by a secretary whose title echoes the title of their respective department, with the exception of the Department of Justice, whose head is known as the attorney general. The heads of the executive departments are appointed by the president and take office after confirmation by the United States Senate , and serve at ...
PHOTO: In this Jan. 20, 2024, file photo, the US Flag flies above a sign marking the US Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (J. David Ake/Getty Images, FILE)
Resigned to run for Attorney General of Washington: West Virginia U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of West Virginia: William J. Ihlenfeld II: October 12, 2021 (Confirmed October 5, 2021, by voice vote) [V 61] January 20, 2025 U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of West Virginia: William S. Thompson: October 13, 2021 (Confirmed October 5, 2021, by voice vote ...
"Big Tech has run wild for years," Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social platform announcing his choice of Gail Slater to run the DOJ’s antitrust division. The seal of the U.S. Justice ...
The Department of Justice has indicted former President Trump on dozens of counts of mishandling classified documents. The indictment has renewed protests from GOP lawmakers and allies of the ...