David Spears Addington (born January 22, 1957) is an American attorney who served as legal counsel to Vice President Dick Cheney from 2001 to 2005 and Chief of Staff from 2005 to 2009. [1] From 2010[2][3][4][5] to 2016, he was Vice President of Domestic and Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation. [6] The King`s Council rose to prominence in the early 1830s, before which there were relatively few. It has become the standard way to recognize a lawyer as a high-ranking member of the profession, and the numbers have multiplied accordingly. [6] It became of greater professional importance to become a KC, and serjeants gradually declined. The KC inherited the prestige of the Serjeants and their priority over the courts. The first list of English bills, published in 1775, lists 165 members of the Bar Association, 14 of whom were King`s Counselors, a proportion of about 8.5%. After Obama`s resignation, Remus joined the Obama Foundation as general counsel and also served as an adviser to Michelle Obama. She left the foundation in 2019 to become general counsel for Joe Biden`s 2020 presidential campaign. [9] The Provincial Cabinet appoints recipients of the King`s Council, who must have been called to the bar for at least 10 years.

[63] The honorary title recognizes lawyers who have made a significant contribution to the legal profession or public life. Traditionally, appointments are made every two years, but no appointments were made between 2016 and 2020. The nomination process resumed in 2019. The applications were reviewed by a selection committee composed of members of the judiciary and the legal community, which made recommendations for appointment to the Minister of Justice, the Attorney General and the Cabinet, which in turn recommended names to the Cabinet. [64] In 2020, the province appointed more than 130 lawyers as Queen`s Counsel[65] and another round of appointments in February 2022. The government shifted from abolition to reform, and in particular to reform the much-criticized „secret polls” of judges and other established legal entities on which the old system was based. This was seen as inappropriate and unfair given the size of the modern profession, as well as a possible source of undue state favouritism (the final recommendations having been made by the Lord Chancellor, who is a member of the government) and as discrimination against part-time workers (especially women) and ethnic minorities. The Office of the Legal Counsel (OLC) assists the U.S. Attorney General in his capacity as legal advisor to the President and all executive agencies, hence the term „President`s Law Firm.” [2] The Office of the Legal Counsel prepares the Attorney General`s legal opinions and also issues its own written and oral opinions in response to requests from the President`s Legal Counsel, various executive branch agencies, and offices of the Department of Justice.

These requests generally involve legal issues that are particularly complex and important or on which two or more organizations disagree. The Office is also responsible for providing legal advice to the executive on all constitutional issues and reviewing the constitutionality of outstanding laws. In the past, General Counsel often handled administrative tasks, while external lawyers in private practice handled more complex legal tasks. Since the 1980s, however, the position of general counsel has become increasingly important in multinational corporations, with the board often advised directly rather than by outside lawyers. General counsel are often among the highest-paid executives of major U.S. corporations today, and prominent U.S. government lawyers and law firm partners are often hired for general counsel roles at leading companies. Similar trends can be observed in the UK and other countries.

[2] Until the 1990s, there was a practice whereby sitting Members of the British Parliament (MP) who were lawyers were appointed QC (if they so wished), sometimes known as „politeness” or even „fake” silk (or sarcastically „nylons” are artificial silk) when they reached a certain seniority of fifteen years of service in the bar (but not automatically at election, if they were younger). In the 1990s, the practice of granting silk to MPs in this way, without regard to their abilities, was deemed to devalue the rank and the practice was abolished. [34] [best source needed] Counsel to the Queen of England or other senior counsel from other jurisdictions do not have priority when generally admitted to Hong Kong. However, a visit by a Queen`s Counsel from another approved jurisdiction for a particular matter is eligible for the use of the title of Senior Counsel for the purposes of this proceeding and for Senior Counsel status. [9] Legal aid can also mean advice given outside the context of the legal profession. Beginning in 1993, the Commonwealth and most state and territory governments began replacing the title of Queen`s Counsel and its appointment with a patent with the title of Senior Advocate (SC) as an honorary title conferred by the Bar Association. There is no difference in status between a Queen`s Counsel and a Senior Counsel. [40] Of counsel is the title of a lawyer of the United States Bar who often has a relationship with a law firm or organization, but who is neither a partner nor a partner. Some firms use titles such as „lawyer”, „special advisor” and „senior counsel” for the same concept. According to the American Bar Association`s official statement 90-357, the term „Of Counsel” is used to describe a „close, personal, ongoing and regular relationship” between the firm and the lawyer. [1] In large law firms, the title generally refers to a lawyer who has the experience of a partner, but who does not share the same workload or responsibility for business development.

[2] As advisor to the Vice-President, Addington`s responsibilities included protecting the legal interests of the Vice-President`s office. Although the Constitution has limited functions, each Vice President has a role in relation to the President. The appointment of King`s Counsel is a position conferred by the Crown and recognized by the courts. Members have the privilege of sitting at the bar of the internal court. Because members wear silk robes of a particular design (see court attire), appointment as king`s advisor is informally referred to as receiving, obtaining, or accepting silk, and KCs are often colloquially referred to as silk. [1] Appointments to the legal profession are based on merit rather than on a particular level of experience. Successful candidates are usually lawyers or (in Scotland) lawyers with 15 years or more of experience. As chief of staff, Addington oversaw the vice-president`s staff.