solicitor general
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.
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How to use solicitor general in a sentence
When lower courts ruled in favor of the paper and editors, the solicitor general took the cases to the Supreme Court.
The Great Inheritors: How Three Families Shielded Their Fortunes From Taxes for Generations | by Patricia Callahan, James Bandler, Justin Elliott, Doris Burke and Jeff Ernsthausen | December 15, 2021 | ProPublicaRoberts’ first question to the solicitor general of Mississippi was about the arbitrariness of viability, citing the revelations of Blackmun’s original views.
Olson was later successfully nominated for the post of solicitor general by Bush in 2001.
How Gay Marriage Was Won: Prop 8’s Destruction Captured In HBO Movie | Tim Teeman | June 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJustice Elena Kagan was recused from the case because she participated in the suit as solicitor general.
Affirmative Action Lives! What Happened at the Supreme Court | Adam Winkler | June 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTStudies show that, in the past, the solicitor general won approximately 70 percent of its cases in the Supreme Court.
Obama’s Terrible, Awful, Horrible Year at the Supreme Court | Adam Winkler | June 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Furthermore, Elena Kagan is sitting this case out because she worked on it as solicitor general.
Supreme Court Rulings This June: Everything You Need to Know | Josh Dzieza | June 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTKagan had already recused herself from many Supreme Court cases because of her involvement in them as solicitor general.
Michele Bachmann’s Attacks on Women, From Huma Abedin to Nancy Pelosi | Caitlin Dickson | July 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe following year found Campbell solicitor-general, a knight and member for Dudley, which he represented till 1834.
Ministers had acted on the opinion of the attorney and solicitor-general, and they now defended that opinion.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanSir William Follett, the solicitor-general, followed on the same side as the latter.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanMr. Perrin was named attorney-general, and Mr. O'Loghlin, solicitor-general.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanEncouraged by hunt of last night turn again upon Solicitor-General.
British Dictionary definitions for Solicitor General
(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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