Reading Room Document

Date of Appointment for Purposes of Calculating the Term of an Interim United States Attorney

The appointment date of an interim United States Attorney appointed by the Attorney General is established by the Attorney General's intent, and here the form of order used by the Attorney General expressly states her intent—that the appointment is made upon satisfaction of the conditions that the office is vacant and that the designee has taken the oath of office. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/19421/download.

March 16, 2000