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Department of Justice
Department of Justice
Abbreviation	DOJ
Area	Law
Attorney General	Matthew100x
Founded	July 2020
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), formerly known as the Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) and originally the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), is the executive department tasked with defending the national legal interest, and investigating and prosecuting crimes on behalf of the federal government. The department exists to protect the government and keep the country safe.

History

The Department of Justice was created in July 2020 as the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). During its early history, the Attorney General was not considered a department Secretary. In mid-2022, the OAG was rebranded to the Department of Legal Affairs before eventually receiving its current name. The Department of Justice remains the primary workplace for those interested in criminal law.

Duties and responsibilities

The Department of Justice holds several key responsibilities:

Defending the government and its national security interests
Conducting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
Handling litigation for ordinary prosecution and defence cases
Upholding the law across all federal jurisdictions

Structure and operations

The Department of Justice operates through a structured hierarchy that includes distinct leadership roles and specialised operational units.

Leadership

The following roles comprise the executive management of the DOJ:

Attorney General The head of the department, serving simultaneously as the Department Secretary.
Solicitor General Serves as the Deputy Secretary. In addition to acting as the second-in-command, this role oversees the Appellate Unit.
Lead Attorney Leads the Litigation Unit and directly supervises all prosecutors within the department.
RBI Director Leads the investigative branch known as the RBI.

Litigation and appellate units

The Litigation Unit handles ordinary prosecution and defence cases, while the Appellate Unit handles appeals. Both units share the following employment ranks:

Senior Prosecutor
Prosecutor
Trainee Prosecutor

RBI

The RBI operates as the primary investigative force for the department and uses the following ranks:

Lead Investigator
Investigator
Junior Investigator Also officially recognised as Trainee Investigator.

Secretaries of justice

The Department of Justice has had many Secretaries over its extensive history. While a historical record can be viewed at the museum, the individuals to serve as Attorney General are:

Name	Term	Appointed By (President)
Westray	July 2020 - July 2020	Endeavour
Thire_	August 2020 - September 2020	Endeavour
UtahCowboy20	September 2020 - September 2020	Endeavour
Matt_50	November 2020 - February 2021	Westray
byeSprite	February 2021 - February 2021	Westray
MilkCrack	February 2021 - February 2021	Westray
Matthew100x	February 2021 - April 2021	Krix
BubbaRC	April 2021 - June 2021	Hugebob2345
Canxx01	June 2021 - July 2021	_Austin87_
JoeGamer	October 2021 - November 2021	218Consumer
nnac	November 2021 - January 2022	218Consumer
Drew_Hall	March 2022 - June 2022	Westray
MilkCrack	June 2022 - August 2022	LilDigiVert
Kanne	August 2022 - August 2022	LilDigiVert
Mask3d_Wolf	August 2022 - October 2022	LilDigiVert
The_Donuticus	October 2022 - December 2022	Deadwax
Drew_Hall	December 2022 - January 2023	Derpy_Bird
Classy?	January 2023 - February 2023	Derpy_Bird
Neemfy	February 2023 - April 2023	Twixted
Dartanman	May 2023 - June 2023	Twixted
Dartanman	June 2023 - September 2023	LilDigiVert
AlexanderLove	October 2023 - November 2023	xLayzur
SumoMC	November 2023 - December 2023	xLayzur
superpacing0	December 2023 - January 2024	xLayzur
Snowy_Heart	March 2024 - April 2024	GoldBlooded
Unseatedduke1	April 2024 - June 2024	GoldBlooded
Dr_Eksplosive	July 2024 - August 2024	Bezzergeezer
Dartanboy	October 2024 - October 2024	UnityMaster
Freeze_Line	October 2024 - January 2025	UnityMaster
Freeze_Line	January 2025 - February 2025	lcn
Freeze_Line	February 2025 - May 2025	1950minecrafter
juniperfig	May 2025 - June 2025	1950minecrafter
Gribble19	June 2025 - August 2025	Kaiserin_
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Asexual Dinosaur	September 2025 - October 2025	juniperfig
Kaiserin_	October 2025 - December 2025	Pepecuu
Kaiserin_	December 2025 - December 2025	Eenza
Kaiserin_	December 2025 - January 2026	juniperfig
Sir_Dogeington	January 2026 - February 2026	Multiman155
Sir_Dogeington	February 2026 - April 2026	Technofied

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-The '''Department of Justice (DOJ)''', formerly known as the '''Department of Legal Affairs''', is the executive department tasked with '''defending the national legal interest''', and '''investigating and prosecuting crimes''' on behalf of the federal government. The department exists to protect the government and keep the country safe. The Department of Justice has tasks to do and these tasks can change depending on what is happening in the country.
+The '''Department of Justice (DOJ)''', formerly known as the '''Department of Legal Affairs (DLA)''' and originally the '''Office of the Attorney General (OAG)''', is the executive department tasked with '''defending the national legal interest''', and '''investigating and prosecuting crimes''' on behalf of the federal government. The department exists to protect the government and keep the country safe.
 == History ==
-The Department of Justice was created in '''July 2020''' as one of the parts of the government. At first it was called the '''Department of Legal Affairs'''. Then it was given a new name. Over time the Department of Justice has had leaders and has gone through a lot of changes. Even though the Department of Justice had some times in the past it is doing well now and growing under new leaders. The people who work at the Department of Justice have to be able to adapt to situations because the outcome of trials is never certain and unexpected things can happen. The Department of Justice is a place to work for people who are interested in '''criminal law'''.
+The Department of Justice was created in '''July 2020''' as the '''Office of the Attorney General (OAG)'''. During its early history, the Attorney General was not considered a department Secretary. In mid-2022, the OAG was rebranded to the '''Department of Legal Affairs''' before eventually receiving its current name. The Department of Justice remains the primary workplace for those interested in '''criminal law'''.
 == Duties and responsibilities ==