Solicitor General of the United States

The United States solicitor general (USSG) is the fourth-highest ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. The solicitor general is the person appointed to represent the U.S. federal government before the Supreme Court of the United States.

The solicitor general determines the legal position that the United States will take in the Supreme Court. In addition to supervising and conducting cases in which the government is a party, the office of the solicitor general also files amicus curiae briefs in cases in which the federal government has a significant interest in the legal issue.

The office of the solicitor general argues on behalf of the government in virtually every case in which the United States is a party, and also argues in most of the cases in which the government has filed an amicus brief.

List of solicitors general
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Note: Some terms overlap because the incumbent remained in office after a successor was named. The office has been vacant at times while awaiting the nomination or confirmation of a successor.

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