solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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But Paul Clement, who served as solicitor general under former President George W. Bush − a Republican − represented a trade association for the telecommunications industry defending the program.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Clemente, an appellate legal heavyweight, served as the U.S. solicitor general from 2005 to 2009 and has argued more than 100 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
After his Supreme Court clerkship, Mr. Gaiser spent a year as an associate at the law firm Jones Day before the Ohio attorney general, Dave Yost, appointed him as the state’s solicitor general, representing the state government in appellate matters.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The justices often go with the solicitor general’s recommendation, so these are ones to watch.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 June 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Clemente, an appellate legal heavyweight, served as the U.S. solicitor general from 2005 to 2009 and has argued more than 100 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
After his Supreme Court clerkship, Mr. Gaiser spent a year as an associate at the law firm Jones Day before the Ohio attorney general, Dave Yost, appointed him as the state’s solicitor general, representing the state government in appellate matters.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The justices often go with the solicitor general’s recommendation, so these are ones to watch.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 June 2025
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