<P> The United States Solicitor General is the fourth - highest - ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice . The United States Solicitor General is the person appointed to represent the federal government of the United States before the Supreme Court of the United States . The current Solicitor General , Noel Francisco , took office on September 19 , 2017 . The Solicitor General determines the legal position that the United States will take in the Supreme Court . In addition to supervising and conducting cases in which the government is a party , the office of the Solicitor General also files amicus curiae briefs in cases in which the federal government has a significant interest in the legal issue . The office of the Solicitor General argues on behalf of the government in virtually every case in which the United States is a party , and also argues in most of the cases in which the government has filed an amicus brief . In the federal courts of appeal , the Office of the Solicitor General reviews cases decided against the United States and determines whether the government will seek review in the Supreme Court . The Office of the Solicitor General also reviews cases decided against the United States in the federal district courts and approves every case in which the government files an appeal . </P>
<P> The United States Solicitor General is the fourth - highest - ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice . The United States Solicitor General is the person appointed to represent the federal government of the United States before the Supreme Court of the United States . The current Solicitor General , Noel Francisco , took office on September 19 , 2017 . The Solicitor General determines the legal position that the United States will take in the Supreme Court . In addition to supervising and conducting cases in which the government is a party , the office of the Solicitor General also files amicus curiae briefs in cases in which the federal government has a significant interest in the legal issue . The office of the Solicitor General argues on behalf of the government in virtually every case in which the United States is a party , and also argues in most of the cases in which the government has filed an amicus brief . In the federal courts of appeal , the Office of the Solicitor General reviews cases decided against the United States and determines whether the government will seek review in the Supreme Court . The Office of the Solicitor General also reviews cases decided against the United States in the federal district courts and approves every case in which the government files an appeal . </P>
who acts as the federal government 's lawyer before the supreme court
who acts as the federal government 's lawyer before the supreme court
Solicitor General
Solicitor General