Department of Justice by https://padlet.com/ann_valliere/n5pil1nvwrwb by Anneliese and Kaileigh en-us 2016-10-25 15:17:10 UTC 2016-11-03 16:13:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecookie.png Year it was founded and by which president ann_valliere https://padlet.com/ann_valliere/n5pil1nvwrwb/wish/133047040 it was founded on July 1, 1870 by President Ulysses S. Grant.]]> 2016-10-25 15:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ann_valliere/n5pil1nvwrwb/wish/133047040 Secretary of department of justice ann_valliere https://padlet.com/ann_valliere/n5pil1nvwrwb/wish/133049960 the current secretary is Loretta Lynch

Loretta Elizabeth Lynch having previously served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Her tenure as U.S. Attorney began in 2010, and she also held that position from 1999 to 2001. On February 26, 2015, the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate confirmed her appointment by a 12–8 vote, with all Democrats of the committee and three Republicans in favor. On April 23, 2015, Lynch was confirmed by the Senate by a 56–43 vote, making her the second African-American, the second woman, and the first African-American woman to be confirmed for the position.


 
]]> 2016-10-25 15:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ann_valliere/n5pil1nvwrwb/wish/133049960 Function of the DO ann_valliere https://padlet.com/ann_valliere/n5pil1nvwrwb/wish/135131307 The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the U.S. government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.]]> 2016-11-03 15:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ann_valliere/n5pil1nvwrwb/wish/135131307 Sub organizations ann_valliere https://padlet.com/ann_valliere/n5pil1nvwrwb/wish/135136873 Criminal division: develops, enforces, and supervises the application of all federal criminal laws in the United States, except those specifically assigned to other divisions. 
Civil rights division: responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin.
National security division: handles all national security functions of the Department]]> 2016-11-03 16:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ann_valliere/n5pil1nvwrwb/wish/135136873