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| | |agency_name =United States Department of Justice | ||
| | |seal =doj seal.png | ||
|formed=2013 | |seal_caption =Seal of the United States Department of Justice | ||
|type=[[United States federal executive departments|Executive department]] | |formed =January 5, 2013 (10 years ago) | ||
|jurisdiction=[[U.S. federal government]] | |type =department | ||
|employees= | |agency_type =[[United States federal executive departments|Executive department]] | ||
| | |jurisdiction =[[U.S. federal government]] | ||
|headquarters =[[Washington, D.C.]] | |||
|employees =Unknown | |||
|chief1_name =BobFogarty | |||
|chief1_position=Secretary | |||
| | |chief2_name =VACANT | ||
[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] | |chief2_position=Deputy Secretary | ||
[[Bureau of Prisons]] | |chief3_name =ArabianCross | ||
United States Marshals Service}} | |chief3_position=Associate Attorney General | ||
|chief4_name =Moneymack9999 | |||
|chief4_position=Solicitor General | |||
|child1_agency =[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] | |||
|child2_agency =[[Federal Bureau of Prisons|Bureau of Prisons]] (formerly) | |||
|child3_agency =Special Weapons and Tactics Team | |||
|child4_agency =United States Marshals Service | |||
}} | |||
The '''United States Department of Justice''' ('''DOJ''') also known as the '''Justice Department''', is a federal executive department of the [[United States government]] tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the [[United States]]. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department is headed by the U.S. attorney general, who reports directly to the [[president of the United States]] and is a member of the president's [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]. The current attorney general is BobFogarty, who has been acting Attorney General since the resignation of RummyLeroux on January 14, 2023. | The '''United States Department of Justice''' ('''DOJ''') also known as the '''Justice Department''', is a federal executive department of the [[United States government]] tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the [[United States]]. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department is headed by the U.S. attorney general, who reports directly to the [[president of the United States]] and is a member of the president's [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]. The current attorney general is BobFogarty, who has been acting Attorney General since the resignation of RummyLeroux on January 14, 2023. | ||
Revision as of 05:17, 29 January 2023
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| Formed | January 5, 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Type | Executive department |
| Jurisdiction | U.S. federal government |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Employees | Unknown |
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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department is headed by the U.S. attorney general, who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet. The current attorney general is BobFogarty, who has been acting Attorney General since the resignation of RummyLeroux on January 14, 2023.
The primary actions of the DOJ are representing the U.S. government in legal matters and running the federal prison system.