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United States Deputy Attorney General is a high ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. In the United States (U.S.) federal government, the Deputy Attorney General oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Justice. They act as Attorney General during the absence of the Attorney General. Seal of the United States Department of Justice. ... Seal of the United States Department of Justice. ... Justice Department redirects here. ... Jump to: navigation, search Deputy Attorney General is a high ranking government official, usually second to the Attorney General (AG). ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ...


The Deputy Attorney General is appointed by the President of the United States, and must be confirmed by United States Senate. Jump to: navigation, search The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

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Robert McCallum, Jr. is the Acting Deputy Attorney General of United States. Initially, President George W. Bush appointed him Associate Attorney General, and he was sworn in to that position on July 1, 2003. Then, he served as Acting Deputy Attorney General from September 8, 2004 through December 14, 2004. Later, he re-assumed the position of Acting Deputy Attorney General on August 16, 2005. Jump to: navigation, search George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former Governor of the State of Texas. ...


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Immediately prior to McCallum, James B. Comey served as Deputy Attorney General. Comey was nominated by President George W. Bush in October 2003. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and began serving in December 2003. James B. Comey is the Deputy Attorney General of the United States. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ...


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Justice Department redirects here. ... Alberto Gonzales, current Attorney General of the United States The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ...

External Links

  • Official United States Deputy Attorney General web site [1]
  • Official Department of Justice web site [2]
  • Official Department of Justice Biography of James Comey [3]

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United States Deputy Attorney General - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (136 words)
United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice.
In the United States federal government, the Deputy Attorney General oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Justice, and may act as Attorney General during the absence of the Attorney General.
The Deputy Attorney General is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.
attorney general: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (2699 words)
Attorneys general were often asked to deliver opinions to Congress on legislative proposals, and they came to be viewed as authorities on constitutional issues—much to the chagrin of both legislators, who frequently disagreed with their interpretations, and members of the judiciary, who assumed that they themselves were the final arbiters in constitutional matters.
The June 22, 1870, law created a new position, that of solicitor general, whose holder is in charge of representing the government in suits and appeals in the Supreme Court and in lower federal trial and appellate courts, in cases involving the interests of the United States.
The Attorney General is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate.
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