Article
The Solicitor General
The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
1-1-2004
Disciplines
Abstract
The U.S. Solicitor General's Office is headed by the fourth-highest-ranking lawyer in the United States, and he is the official representative of the executive branch before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has a highly salient, unique, and special relationship with the nation's highest court. Congress established the Solicitor General's Office in 1870 when the Department of Justice was created.
Editor
David Schultz & John R. Vile
Publisher
M. E. Sharpe Reference
ISBN
9780765680631
Citation Information
Hermann, J. R. (2004). The solicitor general. In D. Schultz & J. R. Vile (Eds.), The encyclopedia of civil liberties (pp. 882-883). M. E. Sharpe Reference.