Question: Who is the current head of the department of justice?

Disambiguated questions and answers:
context: The United States Attorney General (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice, a member of the Cabinet of the United States; as directed by the President of the United States, and the chief lawyer of the federal government of the United States.
question: What official is always the head of the US Department of Justice?
short_answers: United States Attorney General

Attorney General
wikipage: United States Attorney General

context: No context provided
question: Who became the head of the US Department of Justice on February 9, 2017?
short_answers: Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III

Jeff Sessions

context: No context provided
question: Who became the acting head of the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2017?
short_answers: Dana James Boente

Dana Boente

context: For example, on the inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 20, 2017, the then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch left her position, so the then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, who had also tendered her resignation, was asked to stay on to serve as Acting Attorney General until the confirmation of the new Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had been nominated for the office in November 2016 by then-President-elect Donald Trump.
question: Who became the acting head of the US Department of Justice on January 20, 2017?
short_answers: Sally Yates

Sally Caroline Yates
wikipage: United States Attorney General

context: The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney general serves as the head of a state department of justice, with responsibilities similar to those of the United States Department of Justice.
question: What official is the head of each US state's respective Department of Justice?
short_answers: state attorney general
wikipage: State attorney general

Long answers:
knowledge: content: The department is headed by the U.S. Attorney General, who is nominated by the president and confirmed by the US Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The current attorney general is Merrick Garland, who was sworn in March 11, 2021.
wikipage: United States Department of Justice

content: It is the practice for the attorney general, along with the other Cabinet secretaries and high-level political appointees of the President, to tender a resignation with effect on the Inauguration Day (January 20) of a new president. The deputy attorney general is also expected to tender a resignation, but is commonly requested to stay on and act as the attorney general pending the confirmation by the Senate of the new attorney general.
wikipage: United States Attorney General

content: For example, upon the inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 20, 2017, then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch left her position, so then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, who had also tendered her resignation, was asked to stay on to serve as the acting attorney general until the confirmation of the new attorney general Jeff Sessions, who had been nominated for the office in November 2016 by then-President-elect Donald Trump.
wikipage: United States Attorney General
long_answer: The United States attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice, likewise, each state attorney general is the official head of his or her state's Department of Justice. It's common practice for the attorney general, or AG, to resign on the Inauguration Day of a new president but is usually asked to stay on as acting AG pending the confirmation of the new AG. On February 9, 2017, Jeff Sessions became the head of the US Department of Justice, before that, Dana Boente became the acting head of the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2017, and Sally Yates became the acting head of the US Department of Justice on January 20, 2017, which was Donald Trump's Inauguration Day.