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First law school
Harvard Law School's founding is traced to the establishment of a "law department" at Harvard in 1817. Dating the founding to the year of the creation of the law department makes Harvard Law the oldest continuously-operating law school in the United States. -
1820 President designates Treasury Department officer to oversee U.S. Attorneys
Congress grants the President the power to designate an officer within the Treasury Department to oversee the activities of the United States Attorneys. -
Solicitor of the Treasury oversees US Attorneys
Congress creates the position of Solicitor of the Treasury and empowers it to have control over all United States Attorneys as well as United States Marshals and Clerks of Court. -
Former U.S Attorney Franklin Pierce becomes President
President Franklin Pierce served as United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire (1845-1847). -
Attorney General oversees U.S. Attorneys
Congress shifts the control of U.S. Attorneys from the Solicitor of the Treasury to the Attorney General. -
poor lawyers
Pro Bono. Pro bono programs match low-income clients with volunteer lawyers, who agree to take their cases for free. -
Executive Order formally transfers U.S. Attorney supervision to the Department of Justice
On June 10, 1933, an Executive Order of the President states, “The functions of prosecuting in the courts of the United States...and of supervising the work of the United States Attorneys...now exercised by any agency or officer, are transferred to the Department of Justice.” -
First U.S. Attorneys' Conference held
The first United States Attorneys' conference was held in April 1939 in Washington, D.C. Pictured here are Attorney General Frank Murphy and FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover arriving for the event. -
Executive Office for United States Attorneys established
On April 6, 1953, an order of the Attorney General establishes the Executive Office for United States Attorneys to “provide general executive assistance and supervision to the offices of the United States Attorneys.” -
Attorney General’s Advisory Committee created
The Attorney General’s Advisory Committee was created to provide advice and assistance to the United States Attorney General.