§ 505. — Solicitor General.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC505]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CHAPTER 31--THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Sec. 505. Solicitor General
The President shall appoint in the Department of Justice, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Solicitor General, learned
in the law, to assist the Attorney General in the performance of his
duties.
(Added Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Statutes and
Derivation U.S. Code Statutes at Large
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5 U.S.C. 293. R.S. Sec. 347 (less
last sentence).
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So much of R.S. Sec. 347 as relates to the pay of the Solicitor
General is omitted as superseded by Sec. 303(c) of the Act of Aug. 14,
1964, Pub. L. 88-426, 78 Stat. 416, which is codified in section 5314 of
title 5, United States Code.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 505, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 909,
related to residence of United States attorneys, prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), and reenactment in section 545 of this title by
section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89-554.
