What is the origin of the solicitor general?
Congress created the position in 1870. Jim O’Hara, a retired law professor who currently is a trustee of the Supreme Court Historical Society, noted that the law establishing the position stipulated that any candidate be “learned in the law.” This wording may suggest that the solicitor general was created as a sort of counterbalance to the attorney general, who many at the time perceived to be chosen based on closeness to the president rather than qualification, O’Hara said. How does one become solicitor general? As with a Supreme Court justice, the solicitor general is appointed by the president and must then be confirmed by a Senate vote. While there is no specific term limit for the position, most solicitors general serve at most for the duration of the administration they serve. What are the solicitor general’s main responsibilities? How is the job different from attorney general? The work of the solicitor general’s office can essentially be broken down into three separate duties.
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