United States Attorney General | |
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United States Department of Justice | |
Style | Mr. Attorney General |
Member of | Cabinet |
Reports to | President of the United States |
Seat | Department of Justice Headquarters Washington, D.C. |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | 28 U.S.C. § 503 |
Formation | September 26, 1789 |
First holder | Edmund Randolph |
Succession | Seventh[1] |
Deputy | United States Deputy Attorney General |
Salary | Executive Schedule, level I[2] |
Website | www |
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. The Attorney General is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government. The Attorney General is a member of the President's Cabinet, but is the only cabinet department head who is not given the title Secretary.