28 U.S.C. § 505
Section 505 · Solicitor General
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Brunswick Corp. v. Spinit Reel Co. (1987)
Most recently applied in Mark A. Trapani v. Cbs Records, Inc. (September 1988)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
So much of R.S. §347 as relates to the pay of the Solicitor General is omitted as superseded by §303(c) of the Act of Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88–426, 78 Stat. 416, which is codified in section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 505, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 909, related to residence of United States attorneys, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), and reenactment in section 545 of this title by section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89–554.
Cross References
Compensation of Solicitor General, see section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.