28 USC § 505 - Solicitor General

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title: "28 USC § 505 - Solicitor General"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "505"
section_name: "Solicitor General"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "THE ATTORNEY GENERAL"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 293. | R.S. § 347 (less last sentence). |

So much of R.S. § 347 as relates to the pay of the Solicitor General is omitted as superseded by , , , which is codified in , United States Code.

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 505, , , related to residence of United States attorneys, prior to repeal by , and reenactment in  by .