Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. Solicitor General of the United States Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. was sworn in as the 46th Solicitor General of the United States on June 9, 2011.

The task of the Office of the Solicitor General is to supervise and conduct government litigation in the United States Supreme Court. Virtually all such litigation is channeled through the Office of the Solicitor General and is actively conducted by the Office. The United States is involved in approximately two-thirds of all the cases the U.S. Supreme Court decides on the merits each year.