Solicitor General of Missouri

Solicitor General of Missouri
since January 2023
Office of the Solicitor General
Reports toMissouri Attorney General
First holderJames R. Layton

The Solicitor General of Missouri is the top appellate lawyer for the State of Missouri. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Missouri Attorney General, with supervision over all of the office's major appellate cases and amicus briefs. The majority of the matters that the Solicitor General handles are argued in the United States Supreme Court and the Missouri Supreme Court, although the Solicitor General is also responsible for Missouri's filings in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the Missouri Court of Appeals.[1]

List of Solicitors General

Years Missouri Solicitor General Missouri Attorney General
1995–2017 James R. Layton[2] Jay Nixon
Chris Koster
2017–2023 D. John Sauer[3] Josh Hawley
Eric Schmitt
2023–present Joshua M. Divine[4] Andrew Bailey

References

  1. ^ "About the Office". Office of the Missouri Attorney General.
  2. ^ "James Layton". The Federalist Society.
  3. ^ Mannies, Jo (February 10, 2017). "Missouri Attorney General Hawley addresses Democrats' residency concerns, rents apartment". KWMU. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Faughn, Scott (2022-12-22). "Bailey brings on national conservative figure, Josh Divine as Solicitor General". The Missouri Times. Retrieved 2023-01-29.


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