(16.) When, in Keffeler, the Court sought the Solicitor General's views on a stay motion, a deadline for filing was set.
(18.) The respect accorded the judgment of the Solicitor General's office reflects not only the Office's distinctive perspective on the question of federal law presented and its importance, but also that Office's intimate familiarity with and experience in applying the Court's exacting criteria for certiorari review.
I am delighted to be appointed as
Solicitor General for England and Wales.
Ms Stevens said: "It is a great honour to be appointed as Shadow
Solicitor General.
Rohatgi, had also served as an Additional
Solicitor General during the previous NDA regime and is considered close to Union Finance Minster Arun Jaitley.
The
Solicitor General, the government's second highest-ranking lawyer, said his powers to refer Huyton man Sam Harrison, 19, to the Court of Appeal were "constrained" after the teenager was cleared by a jury of murder.
The federal government loses hundreds of cases in the federal courts of appeals each year, but the
Solicitor General will select only a handful of those cases--just fifteen or so in recent years--to petition the Supreme Court to review.
Duties and Responsibilities of the
Solicitor General