The Cabinet position of Attorney General was established by an Act of Congress.
The Attorney General
The Attorney General is usually a top-notch lawyer and heads the Department of Justice and he is the cabinet member whom would a president might turn to in order to answer legal questions. (However, recent presidents have found a need to have their own lawyer as part of their White House staff, even if they, themselves are lawyers)
The Cabinet:Comprised of the 14 Secretaries of the Cabinets and the Attorney General. Five other Advisory positions are not Cabinet members but are an important part of the Presidents top team. There are just over 20 adviser positions under the President.
The first president, George Washington had the first cabinet. His cabinet consisted of Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.
They are the Secretaries of the various departments and the Attorney General.
The presidents Inner Cabinet
No one. The attorney general does not have his own cabinet. Or, the nails are holding the cabinet of the attorney general to the wall.
Attorney General IS a cabinet position.
Only one- John Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, as his Attorney-General.
The Attorney General heads the Department of Justice.
The first members of the President's cabinet were: Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson ------- Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton ------- Secretary of War: Henry Knox ------- Attorney General: Edmund Randolph ------- Postmaster General: I Don't Know... SorryPresident appoints them
Edmund Randolph.
Attorney General
In the United States, the Attorney General is a cabinet level position. The Attorney General is in charge of the US Justice Department.
The Cabinet position of Attorney General was established by an Act of Congress.
Edmund Randolph was the Attorney General in Washington's first cabinet.