Office of the Solicitor General
About the Office
The task of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is to supervise and conduct government litigation in the United States Supreme Court. Virtually all such litigation is channeled through the Office of the Solicitor General and is actively conducted by the Office. The United States is involved in approximately two-thirds of all the cases the U.S. Supreme Court decides on the merits each year.
Meet the Solicitor General
![Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar](/https/www.justice.gov/d9/styles/about_block_image/public/bios/portraits/2022/05/06/low-res.jpg?h=6c7cabcc&itok=R0ZO2g69)
The Office of the Solicitor General's staff attorneys, Deputy Solicitors General and Assistants to the Solicitor General, participate in preparing the petitions, briefs, and other papers filed by the government in the Supreme Court.