The United States Department of Justice (DOJ),also known as the Justice Department,is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department is headed by the U.S. attorney general,who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet. The current attorney general is Merrick Garland,who has served since March 2021.
In the United States,a district attorney (DA),county attorney,county prosecutor,state's attorney,prosecuting attorney,commonwealth's attorney,state attorney or solicitor is the chief prosecutor and/or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area,typically a county or a group of counties. The exact and scope of the office varies by state. Generally,the prosecutor represents the people of the jurisdiction. With the exception of three states,district attorneys are elected,unlike similar roles in other common law jurisdictions.
In the United States,a special counsel is a lawyer appointed to investigate,and potentially prosecute,a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exists for the usual prosecuting authority. Other jurisdictions have similar systems. For example,the investigation of an allegation against a sitting president or attorney general might be handled by a special prosecutor rather than by an ordinary prosecutor who would otherwise be in the position of investigating his or her own superior. Special prosecutors also have handled investigations into those connected to the government but not in a position of direct authority over the Justice Department's prosecutors,such as cabinet secretaries or election campaigns.
John Marsh Tyson is an American jurist and government official who currently serves as a judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He also previously served on the court from 2001 to 2009.
James Matthew Hood is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 39th Attorney General of Mississippi from 2004 to 2020.
The University of California,Los Angeles School of Law is the law school of the University of California,Los Angeles.
Michael Cameron Moore is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the Attorney General of Mississippi from 1988 to 2004.
Jennifer Stisa Granick is an American attorney and educator. Senator Ron Wyden has called Granick an "NBA all-star of surveillance law." She is well known for her work with intellectual property law,free speech,privacy law,and other things relating to computer security,and has represented several high-profile hackers.
Carla J. Stovall - also known as Carla Stovall Steckline - is a Republican politician from Marion,Kansas who served as Attorney General of the State of Kansas from 1995 to 2003. During her tenure,she also served as president of the National Association of Attorneys General.
Jeffrey B. Kindler is an American healthcare executive and private investor. He served as chairman and CEO of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer from 2006 to 2010. Kindler has later served as CEO of Centrexion Inc.,and chairman of the GLG Institute.
Hardy Myers was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served three terms as the 15th attorney general of the state of Oregon,United States. Prior to taking office in 1997,he served from 1975 to 1985 in the Oregon House of Representatives,the last four of those years as its speaker,and was also a Metro councilor and chaired the Oregon Criminal Justice Council.
Stephen Yagman is an American federal civil rights lawyer,and general advocate. He has a reputation of being an advocate in cases regarding allegations of police brutality. He has argued hundreds of federal civil rights cases before a jury,and has been involved in over a hundred federal appeals.
Karen Marie Freeman-Wilson is an American attorney,former judge,and politician who served as Indiana Attorney General from 2000 to 2001,as well as mayor of Gary,Indiana from 2012 to 2019. She has been President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League since January 2020.
Daniel K. Webb is an American lawyer and public official. He is the co-executive chairman of the international law firm of Winston &Strawn. He is a former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and previously served as the Special Counsel in the Iran-Contra affair. As the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois,he was the top federal law enforcement official in the city of Chicago on behalf of the United States Department of Justice. As U.S. Attorney,Webb led Operation Greylord and successfully prosecuted 76 corrupt judges,police officers,court clerks,and lawyers.
Pamela Lynn Carter is an American lawyer,politician,and business executive. She was the first black woman to serve as a state's attorney general. She served as Indiana Attorney General from 1993 to 1997.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is an agency of the Oklahoma state government that is headed by the Attorney General of Oklahoma. The OAG is responsible for supervising the administration of justice across the State,providing legal assistance to the State government,and prosecuting violators of State law.
Harry P. Litman is an American lawyer,law professor and political commentator. He is a former U.S. Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General. He has provided commentary in print and broadcast news and produces the Talking Feds podcast. He has taught in multiple law schools and schools of public policy.
Roger Alan Tellinghuisen is an American attorney,was the 27th Attorney General of South Dakota from 1987 to 1991.
Robert Lee Brokenburr was an American attorney,civil rights leader,and state legislator in Indiana. After several election campaigns,Brokenburr ran as a Republican for an Indiana Senate seat in 1940 and became the first African-American elected to the body where he served for 20 years. Prior to running for office,Brokenburr worked as counsel and general manager for the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company while carrying on his own practice litigating civil rights cases.
