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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.