DO-DoJ-06-25
Department of Justice Resolution 005/2025
Issued by terak on the 22nd of March, 2025
TO: All Department of Justice Employees
FROM: Office of the Attorney General
DATE: 21.03.2025
SUBJECT: Department of Justice Resolution 005/2025
Purpose
Given the large and varied Workload, the State Attorneys Office faces, a higher degree of specialisation and compartmentalisation is necessary. Further specialised knowledge and earned experience among the State Attorneys is to be better utilised for all work on cases. To this end, the following system and the positions as described below shall be established.
Changes to the Positions and Titles of State Attorneys
Every State Attorney, upon receiving a position as full State Attorney, shall take up a specialisation as directed by the Office of the Attorney General. The AG shall take into advisement the choose area of expertise and experiences earned by the Attorney General alongside their preferences in making this judgement. Attorneys can transfer between areas of specialisation. The State Attorneys Office shall accommodate the following specialisations:
- Penal Law and Criminal Proceedings
- Civil Law and Civil Proceedings
- Constitutional Law and Proceedings before the Supreme Court
- Inter-Departmental Matters and Legislative Projects
If proving sufficient experience, an attorney might be assigned to multiple specialised Offices. Specialisations do not overwrite a State Attorney's duty to fulfil their regular duty as State Attorney as Directed by the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the President of SimDemocracy.
Senior Positions
Among each specialisation, the longest serving member shall be granted the honorary title of:
- Chief Prosecutor for Criminal Law
- Chief Litigator for Civil Law
- Solicitor General for Constitutional Law
- Chief Specialist for Legislative Matters
It shall be the duty of the holders of these titles to ensure their fellow attorneys receive proper guidance on the current law and remain available for any questions in any current or upcoming cases. For their increased workload, they shall receive compensation at the discretion of the Office of the Attorney General.
Representation
The longest Serving Attorney shall represent the State Attorney's Office to the Office of the Attorney General, but hold no special powers beside that.
Solicitor General
The Solicitor General shall be in charge of representing the State in cases in front of the Supreme Court. They shall prioritise such cases before other cases. For the purposes of such cases they may draw upon the resources of the Department of Justice.
Inter-Departmental Matters and Legislative Projects
Attorneys assigned to Inter-Departmental Matters and Legislative Projects are tasked with providing legal guidance to other Departments and help them in all official legal matters. Their Help may be requested by every official Department of the Executive. They are to assist the Office of the President in ongoing legislative matters.
Signed
Terak / u/TerakforSimDem - Attorney General
ppatpat /u/RamioreBokhara - Deputy Attorney General
._symphony_. - President of SimDemocracy