They are somehow under the US Attorney General. I just know that the US Attorney General is the head of the US Department of Justice.
Yes, the singular is Attorney General, the plural is Attorneys General. It is usual to have just one attorney advising an administration, this person would be that administration's Attorney General. However a number of administrations (eg the states comprising the US of A) would each have an Attorney General and collectively these many attorneys would be referred to as the Attorneys General of the states.
The United States Attorneys serve as the nation's principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General.
The United States Attorneys serve as the nation's principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General.
There is no 'set term' for the Attorney General of the US. He serves "at the pleasure of the President." Only a few Attorneys General have served for more than one President.
The US Attorney General is in charge of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Although one of the original four cabinet positions in 1789, the Attorney General was not the head of an official agency until the Justice Department was created in 1870, to consolidate the legal roles of the US departments and the United States Attorneys.
The US Attorney's office conducts federal prosecutions. State and local prosecutions are conducted by state prosecuting attorneys that go by different name depending on the prosecuting jurisdictions: District attorneys, state's attorneys, corporation counsels, prosecuting attorneys. In some states, the state Attorney General may conduct some prosecutions.
The attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice.He is the chief law enforcement officer for the US government, and is concerned primarily with legal affairs.
There is no fixed term length for the United States Attorney General. The Attorney General is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
The powers of the US Attorney General extend to the enforcement and prosecution of both the civil and criminal laws of the United States. Among his additional powers, he oversees the operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and directs the activities of the US Attorneys assigned to the federal court circuits. The powers of a state Attorney General are similar except the scope of his authority is limited to within his own state, and instead of the FBI, they oversee their State Police and Deputy State Attorneys assigned to their state's circuit courts.
There is no law that states that the Attorney General must be an attorney.
The attorney general is head of the US Department of Justice and the chief law officer of the federal government. He or she represents the United States in legal matters generally, and gives advice and opinions to the president and to other heads of executive departments as requested. The Attorney General enforces the laws of the US and oversees the several US Attorneys who conduct prosecutions for federal offenses.
More than likely the legal bar or whomever the state is in. You can contact your Attorney general to find a list or the directories located in your state or country.