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Posted By calitennflo 6 months, 1 week ago in NewsThe Judiciary Act of 1789 created the Office of the Attorney General
which evolved over the years into the head of the Department of
Justice and chief law enforcement officer of the Federal Government.
The Attorney General represents the United States in legal matters
generally and gives advice and opinions to the President and to
the heads of the executive departments of the Government when so
requested. In matters of exceptional gravity or importance the
Attorney General appears in person before the Supreme Court. Since
the 1870 Act that established the Department of Justice as an executive
department of the government of the United States, the Attorney
General has guided the world's largest law office and the central
agency for enforcement of federal laws.
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