Lorsque son titulaire est membre du Cabinet, ce qui n'est pas souvent le cas, sa position constitutionnelle à titre de membre du Cabinet est assez distincte de sa position constitutionnelle à titre de légiste, étant donné que, aux termes de la Constitution, il est chargé de l'administration de la justice et que Sa Majesté la Reine est la source de la justice.
When these officers are cabinet members, which often they are not, their constitutional positions as cabinet members are quite distinguished from their constitutional positions as law officers because of their constitutional roles in the administration of justice and because of their relationship to Her Majesty the Queen as the fountain of justice.