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.

List

Solicitors General include the following:

Australia

Canada

United Kingdom

United States

  • Solicitor General of the United States, the federal government's primary advocate before the U.S. Supreme Court
  • In states in the United States, a state's Solicitor General is usually the top appellate advocate on behalf of the State, its executives and officials, and its legislature (sometimes referred to as State Solicitor, or Appellate Chief, depending upon the state). In many states, the Solicitor General also formulates a state's legal position in significant out-of-state cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. State Solicitors General include, among others
    • Solicitor General of Alabama, the top appellate advocate in the State of Alabama.[2]
    • Solicitor General of Florida, the top appellate advocate for the State of Florida[3]
    • Solicitor General of Hawaii, the top appellate advocate in the State of Hawaii
    • Solicitor General of Michigan, the top appellate advocate for the State of Michigan
    • Solicitor General of Missouri, the top appellate advocate for the State of Missouri.
    • State Solicitor of New Jersey, the top appellate advocate in the State of New Jersey
    • Solicitor General of New York, the top appellate advocate in the State of New York
    • Solicitor General of Ohio, the top appellate advocate in the State of Ohio
    • Solicitor General of Texas, the top appellate advocate in the State of Texas
    • Solicitor General of Vermont, the top appellate advocate in the State of Vermont[4]
    • Solicitor General of Washington, the top appellate advocate in the State of Washington.[5]
    • Solicitor General of West Virginia, the top appellate advocate in the State of West Virginia.[6]
    • Though not a state, the District of Columbia also has an Office of the Solicitor General.[7]

Other countries

See also

  • 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

  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.
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