solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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The justices often go with the solicitor general’s recommendation, so these are ones to watch.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 June 2025
President Trump intends to nominate T. Elliot Gaiser, the conservative solicitor general of Ohio, to be the assistant attorney general leading the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, according to a Justice Department official.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Leading the charge this time is Jeff Wall, a former acting solicitor general and Supreme Court advocate with Sullivan & Cromwell.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2025
Jeffrey Wall, a former acting U.S. solicitor general, argued that Trump's historic prosecution violated the U.S. Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling, which was decided last July, about a month after the hush money verdict.
—Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 June 2025
President Trump intends to nominate T. Elliot Gaiser, the conservative solicitor general of Ohio, to be the assistant attorney general leading the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, according to a Justice Department official.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Leading the charge this time is Jeff Wall, a former acting solicitor general and Supreme Court advocate with Sullivan & Cromwell.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2025
Jeffrey Wall, a former acting U.S. solicitor general, argued that Trump's historic prosecution violated the U.S. Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling, which was decided last July, about a month after the hush money verdict.
—Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
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“Solicitor general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicitor%20general. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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