Solicitor general

A solicitor general or solicitor-general, in common law countries, is usually a legal officer who is the chief representative of a regional or national government in courtroom proceedings. In systems that have an attorney-general (or equivalent position), the solicitor general is often the second-ranked law officer of the state and a deputy of the attorney-general. The extent to which a solicitor general actually provides legal advice to or represents the government in court varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and sometimes between individual office holders in the same jurisdiction.

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Solicitors General include the following:

Australia

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Canada

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Other countries

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See also

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  • Attorney general, the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions the attorney general may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions
  • Justice of the peace, sometimes used with the same meaning
  • Law officers of the Crown, the chief legal advisers to the Crown, and advise and represent the various governments in the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms
  • Solicitor, a lawyer who traditionally deals with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in court
  • Solicitor (South Carolina), a state elected position equivalent to a district attorney in many other states

References

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  1. ^ Appleby, Gabrielle (28 September 2012). "The Constitutional Role of the Solicitor-General: An Historical, Legal and Lived Portrait" (PDF). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Office of The Attorney General - ALABAMA". ago.alabama.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. ^ "Florida Attorney General - Solicitor General". myfloridalegal.com. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  4. ^ "Bridget Asay appointed solicitor general of Vermont". VTDigger. 19 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Solicitor General's Office | Washington State". www.atg.wa.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  6. ^ "Lindsay S. See appointed as West Virginia's new solicitor general". WVNS. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  7. ^ "About the Office of the Solicitor General | Attorney General Karl A. Racine". oag.dc.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-15.