The 84th and current Attorney General is Jeff Sessions, who assumed the office
on February 9, 2017. The attorney general serves as a member of the Cabinet of
Correspondence to the Department, including
the Attorney General, may be sent to:
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
The Department may be contacted by phone
at the following:
•Department Comment Line: 202-353-1555
•Department of Justice Main Switchboard:
202-514-2000
the President of the United States and is the only cabinet officer who does not
have the title "Secretary of".
The United States Attorney General (A.G.) is the head of the United
States Department of Justice per 28 U.S.C. § 503, concerned with legal
affairs, and is the chief law enforcement officer and chief lawyer of the
United States government. The 84th and current Attorney General is Jeff
Sessions, who assumed the office on February 9, 2017. The attorney
general serves as a member of the Cabinet of the President of the United
States and is the only cabinet officer who does not have the title
"Secretary of".
The Attorney General is appointed by the President and takes office after
confirmation by the United States Senate. He or she represents the people
of the United States of America; the attorney general is also subject to
impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial in the Senate for
"treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors".
The office of Attorney General was established by Congress by the
Judiciary Act of 1789. The original duties of this officer were "to
prosecute and conduct all suits in the Supreme Court in which the United
States shall be concerned, and to give his or her advice and opinion upon
questions of law when required by the president of the United States, or
when requested by the heads of any of the departments."[2] In 1870, the
Department of Justice was established to support the attorney general in
the discharge of their responsibilities. The Attorney General, the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of
Defense are generally regarded as the four most important cabinet
officials because of the importance of their departments.[3]