solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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Mazzara was recently appointed to the post after working for Ken Paxton as both an assistant solicitor general and member of the Texas attorney general’s defense team that beat back public corruption charges.
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J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Ho selected Clement, who was a solicitor general under President George W. Bush, to present arguments against the prosecutors' bid to dismiss the charges in part because Adams and the DOJ were aligned in their positions.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Since 1980, the NRC has allowed on-site and off-site storage, said Malcolm Stewart, the Justice Department’s deputy solicitor general.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The new schedule also brings in Clement, a conservative legal heavyweight who served as solicitor general under the younger former President Bush.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
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J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Ho selected Clement, who was a solicitor general under President George W. Bush, to present arguments against the prosecutors' bid to dismiss the charges in part because Adams and the DOJ were aligned in their positions.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Since 1980, the NRC has allowed on-site and off-site storage, said Malcolm Stewart, the Justice Department’s deputy solicitor general.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The new schedule also brings in Clement, a conservative legal heavyweight who served as solicitor general under the younger former President Bush.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
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