United States Attorney General asked to stay on and be Acting Attorney General until the confirmation of the new Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had been nominated for the office in November 2016 by then-President-elect Donald Trump. (1) (3) As of , there are eleven, living former US Attorneys General, the oldest being Ramsey Clark (served 1967–1969, born 1927). The most recent Attorney General to die was Janet Reno on November 7, 2016 (served 1993–2001, born 1938) U.S.C. Title 28, §508 establishes the first two positions in the line of succession, while allowing the Attorney General to designate other high-ranking officers of the Department
Department of the Attorney General (Western Australia) the Department of Corrective Services.. The current department in its structure has multiple sub departments: The principal legal adviser to the Attorney General is the Solicitor General who is described as the second law officer of the State. The Office of the Solicitor General was created with the Solicitor General Act (1969). It is referred to as the "Crown Solicitor". While the Attorney General is a political appointment, the Solicitor General is an independent position. The Attorney General may delegate functions to the Solicitor General. , the Solicitor General is Peter Quinlan. Department of the Attorney General (Western Australia) The