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attorney generalChief law-enforcement officer of a state and legal adviser to the chief executive. The office dates to the Middle Ages but did not assume its modern form until the 16th century. In the U.S., the position dates to the Judiciary Act of 1789. Head of the Department of Justice and a member of the cabinet, the attorney general oversees all the government's law business and acts as the president's legal adviser. Every U.S. state also has an attorney general. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| From July 2001 to July 2002, he was the Assistant Attorney General of the United States and Chief of the Civil Rights Division of the U. From July 2001 to July 2002, he was the Assistant Attorney General of the United States and Chief of the Civil Rights Division of the U. Prior to his 1994 appointment to the US Sentencing Commission, he was appointed in 1992 by President Bush as associate attorney general of the United States, the third ranking position in the Department of Justice. |
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Attorney General of the United States
