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solicitor general
noun
- a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general.
- the chief legal officer in some states.
- (initial capital letters) the law officer of the U.S. government next below the Attorney General, having charge of appeals, as to the Supreme Court.
Solicitor General
noun
- (in Britain) the law officer of the Crown ranking next to the Attorney General (in Scotland to the Lord Advocate) and acting as his assistant
- (in New Zealand) the government's chief lawyer: head of the Crown Law Office and prosecutor for the Crown
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Origin of solicitor general1
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Trump’s acting solicitor general Sarah Harris sent an emergency appeal to Chief Justice John G. Roberts on Sunday.
On Sunday, Sarah Harris, the acting solicitor general, sent a 35-page emergency appeal to the Supreme Court.
The group is also represented by Jonathan Mitchell, the former solicitor general of Texas.
He would later serve as solicitor general of Texas, before his appointment to the 5th Circuit appeals court by Trump in 2017.
Sauer is now set to represent Trump and his administration before the Supreme Court as U.S. solicitor general.
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