| Post: | Solicitor General |
| Body: | the District of Columbia |
| Incumbent: | Caroline Van Zile |
| Incumbentsince: | 2022 |
| Type: | Solicitor General |
| Formation: | March 2006 |
| First: | Todd Kim |
The Solicitor General of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Solicitor General, or DC Solicitor General, is the top appellate solicitor or lawyer for Washington, D.C. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia that focuses on the office's major appellate cases.[1]
The Office of the Solicitor General handles litigation for the Office of the Attorney General in the appellate courts, including the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. The Office's cases include appeals from trial courts in a wide variety of civil and criminal matters and petitions for review from more than fifty District agencies.
The Solicitor General is Caroline Van Zile.[2] The following is a table of Washington, D.C. Solicitors.
| Years | Portrait | D.C. Solicitor | D.C. Attorney General | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006– 2017[3] | Todd Kim | Robert Spagnoletti Linda Singer Peter Nickles Irvin B. Nathan Karl Racine | ||
| 2018–2022[4] | Loren AliKhan | Karl Racine | ||
| 2022–present | Caroline Van Zile | Karl RacineBrian Schwalb |