Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was sworn in as the 86th Attorney General of the United States on March 11, 2021. As the nation`s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Garland leads the 115,000 Justice Department employees who work in the United States and more than 50 countries around the world. Under his leadership, the Department of Justice is dedicated to upholding the rule of law, keeping our country safe, and protecting the civil rights of all Americans. President Trump can strut in front of the press cameras whatever he wants to claim the title of „chief law enforcement officer,” but the reality is that that title belongs to Barr, a title that certainly makes no sense in the hands of the attorney general. President Donald Trump declared himself „the most senior law enforcement official” in the United States on Tuesday, February 18, a claim that was immediately criticized as false. With a budget of about $25 billion, the DOJ is the world`s largest law firm and the central authority for federal law enforcement. „Chief of Police” (French: directeur) is the most common title for the highest-ranking officer in a Canadian police service. The exceptions are: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Commissioner), Ontario Provincial Police (Commissioner), South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service (Chief Constable), Vancouver Police Service (Chief of Police), West Vancouver Police Service (Chief of Police), Nelson Police Service (Chief of Police), Québec City (Director) and the Sûreté du Québec (Director General).
This oath does not determine any particular authority that makes the president the „chief law enforcement officer” of that nation. Taney`s statement makes clear that law enforcement decisions are made by a „subordinate official” to the president, not the president. The District Attorney (DA) is the chief prosecutor of the county. Although elected, the DA: must be a lawyer; is the „law firm” (Title 42, § 2521); is an official of the court and reports to the State Supreme Court. (Article V, Section 10(c) of the 1968 Pennsylvania Constitution); cannot arrest anyone; etc. The district attorney is clearly a member of the government judiciary. If there is a „separation of powers” today, the DA could not be part of the executive branch of a constitutional republic. It does not sound like a „senior enforcement officer” to us. Despite the belief, shared by many prominent jurists such as Benjamin Wittes (the editor of Lawfare), that the president is indeed the highest law enforcement official in the land, this does not mean that Trump can force Attorney General Barr to act as the president wishes in Roger Stone (or any other matter). All Trump can do is fire Barr if he doesn`t do what the president wants. The only option Trump would have then would be to appoint someone to replace Barr and accommodate the president`s wishes.
Nothing in the section said that the president was the „highest law enforcement official” in the land. Under Article II of the Constitution, the President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of laws created by Congress. Fifteen executive departments, each headed by an appointed member of the President`s Office, are responsible for the day-to-day administration of the federal government. They are joined by other executive agencies such as the CIA and the Environmental Protection Agency, whose heads are not part of the cabinet, but who are under the full authority of the president. The president also appoints the heads of more than 50 independent federal commissions, such as the Federal Reserve Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as federal judges, ambassadors, and other federal offices. The Office of the President (EOP) consists of the President`s immediate staff and institutions such as the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Chief of Police is the most common title for the chief of a local police service. Alternative titles for a chief of police are police commissioner, colonel, police commissioner, chief of police or chief of police. In large urban centres, some departments are headed by a supervisor who is not a sworn officer, usually called a commissioner. The New York City Police Department is one such case in which the Chief of Police (full title: Department Chief) is the most senior sworn officer. A sheriff is the head of a county law enforcement agency.
No. With effect from 13 July 2016, the final rule „Machine guns, destructive devices and certain other firearms; Background checks of persons responsible for a trust or legal entity in relation to the manufacture or transfer of a firearm” amends the regulations to remove the requirement for certification signed by a Senior Enforcement Officer (CLEO) and instead adds a CLEO reporting requirement. The sheriff is the lawful chief executive and chief peace officer of the entire county in which he or she was elected. Unlike the state police and municipal police, the sheriff reports directly to the citizens of the county. To date, the Sheriff is the County Chief of Law Enforcement (CLEO). The duties, responsibilities, and powers of the county sheriff (a constitutional officer) are at least the same as they were when the state constitution was originally drafted. The duties, responsibilities and/or powers of the sheriff may not be diminished by those of the state or county legislature or courts. Only citizens of this Commonwealth can reduce the duties, responsibilities and/or authority of the county sheriff by a constitutional amendment (which is carried out legally). These and many other facts were true and recognized in Pennsylvania long before it became a state on September 28, 1776, and are still legally true today. After a series of clemency measures taken by the executive branch and interference in criminal cases prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice, President Donald J. Trump as „Chief Law Enforcement Officer” under Article II of the U.S.
Constitution. The bottom line, as we see it, is this: When it comes to law enforcement issues, Trump can only „hire and fire” his subordinates, just like any other reality TV host. The Sheriff shall exercise the delegated powers and perform all the duties imposed on the Sheriffs by the general law, except as provided herein. He has the care, nutrition and care of all prisoners held in the county jail. He shall perform all other duties that the Executive Board may entrust to him. The sheriff is chosen according to general laws. The Sheriff and the other deputies and assistants appointed hereunder shall receive such indemnity as may be prescribed by the Board. Every police officer appointed by the district council of the city or the council shall be subject to the supervision and control of the committee, unless such supervision and control is delegated to the district council of the city.
This police officer shall have the powers provided by the general law throughout the county, including all the cities therein. C.W. Wappenstein, Chief of Police, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909 Attorney General Taney`s 1831 statement does not confer „law enforcement powers” on the president. It has only strengthened the President`s powers of appointment; in particular, the power to dismiss a law enforcement officer who does not comply with the wishes of the President and to replace him with another law enforcement officer more receptive to the President`s requests. The Department of Justice website states: „The Justice Act of 1789 created the Attorney General`s Office, which over the years became the head of the Department of Justice and the head of law enforcement for the federal government. Cabinet and independent federal agencies are responsible for the day-to-day administration and administration of federal laws.