solicitor general
nounDefinition of solicitor general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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In between his appellate clerkships and his time with Kennedy, Kavanaugh worked in the solicitor general’s office under George H.W. Bush. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "Brett Kavanaugh, the almost-certain next member of the Supreme Court, explained," 5 Oct. 2018 Kavanaugh worked in the solicitor general’s office under George H.W. Bush and later worked in the George W. Bush administration for several years, first as associate counsel to the president, then as senior associate counsel. — Aimee Ortiz, BostonGlobe.com, "Five points of interest about Judge Brett Kavanaugh," 10 July 2018 The Saudis could have expanded the scope of the agreement by retaining Olson, the U.S. solicitor general during the George W. Bush administration, for $100,000 a month. — Richard Lardner, The Seattle Times, "Saudis have a $6 million lobbying payroll despite departures," 16 Oct. 2018 The same day, Henry County District Attorney Darius Pattillo said no felony charges would be brought against Marrow and that the misdemeanor charges would be turned over to the county solicitor general for review. — Kate Brumback, Fox News, "Lawyers: Officials conspired to hide info about arrest," 27 Aug. 2018 The two traffic misdemeanor charges (reckless driving and aggressive driving) were referred to the county's office of the solicitor general, which will decide whether to pursue those charges. — A.j. Perez, USA TODAY, "Police officer who choked ex-NFL player Desmond Marrow fired after viral video reviewed," 10 May 2018 Michael Dreeben, the deputy solicitor general now working for Mr. Mueller, says the authority is even broader than the mandate given to the special counsel in a May 2017 memo from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. — James Freeman, WSJ, "Mueller and the Judge," 4 May 2018 Trump has filled two vacancies on the 11th Circuit with former Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth Branch and former Alabama solicitor general Kevin Newsom. — Bill Rankin, ajc, "Trump packs influential Atlanta court with conservative judges," 6 July 2018 Kagan and Clement both served as solicitor general, the head of the office that represents the federal government before the Supreme Court. — Fox News, "SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Flip-flops and summer plans," 24 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'solicitor general.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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