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The '''United States Attorney General''' is a [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] member in charge of the [[Department of Justice]] and as such, is often considered the chief law enforcement officer of the [[United States of America]]. However this has changed in the last decade with the creation of the [[Department of Homeland Security]], as many of the bodies traditionally overseen by the Attorney General are now under the purview of the [[Secretary of Homeland Security]]. Despite this decrease in power, all prosecutorial power has been retained and the Attorney General supervises all [[United States Attorney]]s. The current Attorney General is the Honorable [[Michael Mukasey]] who has served since 2007 when he succeeded [[Alberto Gonzales]]. By virtue of office, Mukasey is 7th in the [[presidential line of succession]]. It is expected that he will not be retained by the Obama Administration and is expected to be replaced with  [[Eric Holder]], making him the first African American to become Attorney General.   
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[[Image:Eric Holder.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Former Attorney General, Eric Holder]]
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The '''United States Attorney General''' is a [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] member in charge of the [[Department of Justice]] and as such, is often considered the chief law enforcement officer of the [[United States of America]]. However this has changed in the last decade with the creation of the [[Department of Homeland Security]], as many of the bodies traditionally overseen by the Attorney General are now under the purview of the [[Secretary of Homeland Security]]. Despite this decrease in power, all prosecutorial power has been retained and the Attorney General supervises all [[United States Attorney]]s. The current Attorney General is [[Jeff Sessions]] who was appointed by [[Donald Trump]] in 2017. By virtue of office, Sessions is 7th in the [[presidential line of succession]].   
  
 
The position of Attorney General has a long history and was one of the first four Cabinet positions created by George Washington, who appointed [[Edmund Randolph]] as the first occupant.  
 
The position of Attorney General has a long history and was one of the first four Cabinet positions created by George Washington, who appointed [[Edmund Randolph]] as the first occupant.  
  
==Attorney Generals of the United States==
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==Partial list of Attorneys General of the United States==
 
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[[Category:Department of Justice]]
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[[Category:United States Department of Justice]]

Latest revision as of 12:41, May 11, 2017

Former Attorney General, Eric Holder

The United States Attorney General is a Cabinet member in charge of the Department of Justice and as such, is often considered the chief law enforcement officer of the United States of America. However this has changed in the last decade with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, as many of the bodies traditionally overseen by the Attorney General are now under the purview of the Secretary of Homeland Security. Despite this decrease in power, all prosecutorial power has been retained and the Attorney General supervises all United States Attorneys. The current Attorney General is Jeff Sessions who was appointed by Donald Trump in 2017. By virtue of office, Sessions is 7th in the presidential line of succession.

The position of Attorney General has a long history and was one of the first four Cabinet positions created by George Washington, who appointed Edmund Randolph as the first occupant.

Partial list of Attorneys General of the United States

Name Term of Office
Edwin Meese III February 25, 1985 August 12, 1988
Richard Thornburgh August 12, 1988 August 15, 1991
William Barr November 26, 1991 January 20, 1993
Janet Reno March 12, 1993 January 20, 2001
John Ashcroft February 2, 2001 February 3, 2005
Alberto Gonzales February 3, 2005 September 17, 2007
Michael Mukasey November 9, 2007 January 20, 2009
Eric Holder February 3, 2009 April 27, 2015
Loretta Lynch April 27, 2015 January 20, 2017
Jeff Sessions February 9, 2017