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The Civil Rights of the Department of Justice that was created in 1957 is part of the justice department. The Department of Justice is led by the Attorney General who is an appointee of the president.
Department of Justice
Department of Justice
Yes. The department of Justice is under the President. The Attorney General heads it and he is a cabinet member.
Department of Justice
The US Attorney General is the highest ranking officer of the US Department of Justice, aside from the President of the US.
The FBI id overseen by the United States Department of Justice
I am not sure what you want to know. Presidents rarely if ever appoint a special prosecutor. The Attorney General and the entire Justice Department are under the President's control. I suppose the President might ask Congress for money to hire additional staff to conduct a special investigation. ( The term special prosecutor is used when Congress can not get the Justice Department to investigate or does not trust the Justice Department to conduct a fair and impartial investigation because the matter to be investigated is tied to the Justice Department and the President himself. )
Department of Justice
The president must appoint a department head for each cabinet department. They also must select a Supreme Court justice in the case of a vacancy.
The head of a federal executive department is usually called "Secretary", except that the head of the Justice Department is the Attorney General.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ or Justice Department) is headed by the Attorney General.