You are probably asking about Eric H. Holder, who was appointed to the position of U.S. Attorney General by President Barack Obama in 2009. However, if you are asking about the states, rather than the federal level, one of the first African-American attorneys general of a state is Kamala D. Harris: she was sworn in as the 32nd Attorney General of the State of California in 2011, becoming the first African-American (as well as the first woman).
John Mitchell was Attorney General under Richard Nixon. He holds the distinction of being only American Attorney General to serve a prison term.
That would be United States Attorney General.
Better Business Bureau, or the Attorney General
Archibald Cox was the special prosecutor that President Nixon asked Richardson to fire. Richardson had promised not to interfere in the investigationand so he resigned his position as attorney general.
No, that was Benjamin Davis, in 1940. Before WW 2.
Attorney General IS a cabinet position.
Eric H. Holder Jr. is the current Attorney General of the United States. Holder was appointed to this position by Barack Obama on 2009 February 3. He is the first African American to hold the position. He was also the Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 1997 June 13 to 2001 January 20, when Bill Clinton was President.* See also the related question for state attorneys general.
Alberto Gonzales, 2005
The Attorney General heads the Department of Justice.
The Attorney General is the head of The Department of Justice (DOJ).
In the United States, the Attorney General is a cabinet level position. The Attorney General is in charge of the US Justice Department.
No, it is a compound noun for an official position. Attorney is a noun. The word general could, otherwise, be either an adjective (for general purposes), or a noun (an officer rank, which is likely the basis for the names attorney general and postmaster general.
The Attorney General
Attorney General
John Mitchell was Attorney General under Richard Nixon. He holds the distinction of being only American Attorney General to serve a prison term.
The Cabinet position of Attorney General was established by an Act of Congress.
He is President Barack Obama's current (1/11) appointment to that Cabinet level position. - - - - - - - - The Attorney General is sometimes referred to as "The President's Lawyer", to define the position.