The Solicitor General

Authors

John R. Hermann, Trinity UniversityFollow

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

2004

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

City

Armonk

ISBN

9780765680631

Repository Citation

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.

Publication Information

The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties