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Solicitor General of the District of Columbia

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Solicitor General of the District of Columbia
since 2022
TypeSolicitor General
FormationMarch 2006
First holderTodd Kim

The Solicitor General of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Solicitor General, or DC Solicitor General, is the top appellate solicitor or lawyer for Washington, D.C. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia that focuses on the office's major appellate cases.[1]

History

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The Office of the Solicitor General handles litigation for the Office of the Attorney General in the appellate courts, including the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.[1] The Office's cases include appeals from trial courts in a wide variety of civil and criminal matters and petitions for review from more than fifty District agencies.[1]

List of Solicitors General

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The Solicitor General as of 2022 is Caroline Van Zile.[2] The following is a table of Washington, D.C. Solicitors.

Years Portrait D.C. Solicitor D.C. Attorney General
2006– 2017[3] Todd Kim Robert Spagnoletti
Linda Singer
Peter Nickles
Irvin B. Nathan
Karl Racine
2018–2022[4] Loren AliKhan Karl Racine
2022–present[2] Caroline Van Zile Karl Racine

Brian Schwalb

References

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  1. ^ a b c "About the Office of the Solicitor General". oag.dc.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-01.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b "AG Racine Announces Caroline Van Zile to Serve as Solicitor General". oag.dc.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-04.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Scarcella, Mike (April 1, 2021). "Ex-Reed Smith Partner Todd Kim, Up for DOJ Post, Reveals Partner Pay, Client List". National Law Journal. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Attorney General Racine Appoints Loren AliKhan as the District's Second Solicitor General" (Press release). 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2021-09-30.