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28 U.S.C. § 503 — Attorney General
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The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Attorney General of the United States. The Attorney General is the head of the Department of Justice.
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The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Attorney General of the United States. The Attorney General is the head of the Department of Justice.
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**(a)** The Attorney General may appoint attorneys to assist United States attorneys when the public interest so requires, including the appointment of qualified tribal prosecutors and other qualified attorneys to assist in prosecuting Federal offenses committed in Indian country.
**(b)** Each attorney appointed under this section is subject to removal by the Attorney General.
**(c) Indian Country.—** In this section, the term “Indian country” has the meaning given that term in [section 1151 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** A district court of three judges shall be convened when otherwise required by Act of Congress, or when an action is filed challenging the constitutionality of the apportionment of congressional districts or the apportionment of any statewide legislative body.
**(b)** In any action required to be heard and determined by a district court of three judges under subsection (a) of this section, the composition and procedure of the court shall be as follows:
(1) Upon the filing of a request for three judges, the judge to whom the request is presented shall, unless he determines that three judges are not required, immediately notify the chief judge of the circuit, who shall designate two other judges, at least one of whom shall be a circuit judge. The judges so designated, and the judge to whom the request was presented, shall serve as members of the court to hear and determine the action or proceeding.
(2) If the action is against a State, or officer or agency thereof, at least five days’ notice of hearing of the action shall be given by registered or certified mail to the Governor and attorney general of the State.
(3) A single judge may conduct all proceedings except the trial, and enter all orders permitted by the rules of civil procedure except as provided in this subsection. He may grant a temporary restraining order on a specific finding, based on evidence submitted, that specified irreparable damage will result if the order is not granted, which order, unless previously revoked by the district judge, shall remain in force only until the hearing and determination by the district court of three judges of an application for a preliminary injunction. A single judge shall not appoint a master, or order a reference, or hear and determine any application for a prel
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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 503
reenactment in section 542 of this title by section 4(c)
of Pub. L. 89–554.
§ 503. Attorney General
The President shall appoint, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, an Attorney
General of the United States. The Attorney Gen-
eral is the head of the Department of Justice.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat.
612.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Derivation
U.S. Code
Revised Statutes and
Statutes at Large
.....................
5 U.S.C. 291 (last
10 words).
R.S. § 346 (last 10 words).
The words ‘‘The President shall appoint, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate’’ have been added
to conform the section with the Constitution. See arti-
cle II, section 2, clause 2.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 503, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat.
909, related to appointment of attorneys to assist
United States attorneys, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
89–554, § 8(a), and reenactment in section 543 of this title
by section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89–554.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
ACTIONS
CHALLENGING
APPOINTMENT
OF
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
ON GROUNDS
OF VIOLATION
OF CONSTITU-
TIONAL
PROVISIONS
GOVERNING
COMPENSATION
AND
OTHER EMOLUMENTS
Pub. L. 93–178, § 2, Dec. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 697, provided
that:
‘‘(a) Any person aggrieved by an action of the Attor-
ney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate
district court to contest the constitutionality of the
appointment and continuance in office of the Attorney
General on the ground that such appointment and con-
tinuance in office is in violation of article I, section 6,
clause 2, of the Constitution. The United States district
courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction, without regard
to th
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