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The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney general serves as the head of a state department of justice, with responsibilities similar to those of the United States Department of Justice.

Party affiliation of current United States attorneys general:
  Democratic (26)
  Republican (28)
  Independent (1)
  New Progressive (1)

Selection

The most prevalent method of selecting a state's attorney general is by popular election. 43 states have an elected attorney general.[1] Elected attorneys general serve a four-year term, except in Vermont, where the term is two years.[2]

Seven states do not popularly elect an attorney general. In Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Wyoming, the attorney general is appointed by the governor.[1] The attorney general in Tennessee is appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court for an eight-year term.[1][2] In Maine, the attorney general is elected by the state Legislature for a two-year term.[1][2]

The District of Columbia and two U.S. territories, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, elect their attorneys general for a four-year term. 2014 marked the first year that the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands held an election for the office. In American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the attorney general is appointed by the governor.[3] In Puerto Rico, the attorney general is officially called the secretary of justice, but is commonly known as the Puerto Rico attorney general.[4]

Many states have passed term limits limiting the selection to 2 consecutive terms (9 states); 2 terms maximum (4 states), but 33 states still have no term limits.[5]

Defense of the state in federal lawsuits

State attorneys general enforce both state and federal laws. Because they are sworn to uphold the United States' constitution and laws as well as the state's, they often decline to defend the state in federal lawsuits.[6]

Current attorneys general

The current party composition of the state attorneys general is:

The composition for the District of Columbia and the 5 populated territories is:

Rows of the attorney general table below are color coded indicating the political party of the office holder.

OfficeholderStatePartyAssumed officeTerm expiresLaw schoolTerm limits
Steve MarshallAlabamaRepublicanFebruary 10, 20172027 (term limits)University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa2 consecutive terms
Treg TaylorAlaskaRepublicanJanuary 30, 2021AppointedBrigham Young Universityno term limits
Fainu'ulelei Alailima-Utu American SamoaNonpartisanJanuary 21, 2021AppointedUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Kris MayesArizonaDemocraticJanuary 2, 20232027Arizona State University, Tempe2 consecutive terms
Tim GriffinArkansasRepublicanJanuary 10, 20232027Tulane University2 terms maximum
Rob BontaCaliforniaDemocraticApril 23, 20212027Yale University2 terms maximum
Phil WeiserColoradoDemocraticJanuary 8, 20192027 (term limits)New York University2 consecutive terms
William TongConnecticutDemocraticJanuary 9, 20192027University of Chicagono term limits
Kathy JenningsDelawareDemocraticJanuary 1, 20192027Villanova Universityno term limits
Brian SchwalbDistrict of ColumbiaDemocraticJanuary 2, 20232027Harvard University
Ashley MoodyFloridaRepublicanJanuary 9, 20192027 (term limits)University of Florida
Stetson University (LLM)		2 consecutive terms
Chris CarrGeorgiaRepublicanNovember 1, 20162027University of Georgiano term limits
Doug MoylanGuamRepublicanJanuary 2, 20232027Santa Clara University
Anne LopezHawaiiDemocraticDecember 5, 2022AppointedUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoano term limits
Raúl LabradorIdahoRepublicanJanuary 2, 20232027University of Washington, Seattleno term limits
Kwame RaoulIllinoisDemocraticJanuary 14, 20192027Illinois Institute of Technologyno term limits
Todd RokitaIndianaRepublicanJanuary 11, 20212025Indiana University, Indianapolisno term limits
Brenna BirdIowaRepublicanJanuary 3, 20232027University of Chicagono term limits
Kris KobachKansasRepublicanJanuary 9, 20232027Yale Universityno term limits
Russell ColemanKentuckyRepublicanJanuary 1, 20242028University of Kentucky2 consecutive terms
Liz MurrillLouisianaRepublicanJanuary 8, 20242028Louisiana State Universityno term limits
Aaron FreyMaineDemocraticJanuary 2, 20192025 (Elected by the Legislature)Roger Williams University4 two year terms
Anthony BrownMarylandDemocraticJanuary 3, 20232027Harvard Universityno term limits
Andrea CampbellMassachusettsDemocraticJanuary 18, 20232027University of California, Los Angelesno term limits
Dana NesselMichiganDemocraticJanuary 1, 20192027 (term limits)Wayne State University2 terms max
Keith EllisonMinnesotaDemocratic (DFL)January 7, 20192027University of Minnesota, Twin Citiesno term limits
Lynn FitchMississippiRepublicanJanuary 9, 20202028University of Mississippi, Oxfordno term limits
Andrew BaileyMissouriRepublicanJanuary 3, 20232025University of Missouri, Columbiano term limits
Austin KnudsenMontanaRepublicanJanuary 4, 20212025University of Montana2 terms in 16-year period
Mike HilgersNebraskaRepublicanJanuary 5, 20232027University of Chicagono term limits
Aaron D. FordNevadaDemocraticJanuary 7, 20192027 (term limits)Ohio State University, Columbus2 terms max
John FormellaNew HampshireRepublicanApril 22, 20212025 (appointed)George Washington Universityno term limits
Matt PlatkinNew JerseyDemocraticFebruary 14, 2022AppointedStanford Universityno term limits
Raúl TorrezNew MexicoDemocraticJanuary 1, 20232027Stanford University2 consecutive terms
Letitia JamesNew YorkDemocraticJanuary 1, 20192027Howard Universityno term limits
Josh SteinNorth CarolinaDemocraticJanuary 1, 20172025 (running for Governor)Harvard Universityno term limits
Drew WrigleyNorth DakotaRepublicanFebruary 9, 20222027American Universityno term limits
Edward ManibusanNorthern Mariana IslandsDemocraticJanuary 13, 20152027Gonzaga University
Dave YostOhioRepublicanJanuary 14, 20192027 (term limits)Capital University2 consecutive terms
Gentner DrummondOklahomaRepublicanJanuary 9, 20232027Georgetown University2 terms max
Ellen RosenblumOregonDemocraticJune 29, 20122025 (retiring)University of Oregonno term limits
Michelle HenryPennsylvaniaDemocraticJanuary 17, 20232025Widener University2 consecutive terms
Domingo EmanuelliPuerto Rico[7]New ProgressiveJanuary 2, 2021AppointedUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Peter NeronhaRhode IslandDemocraticJanuary 1, 20192027 (term limits)Boston College2 consecutive terms
Alan WilsonSouth CarolinaRepublicanJanuary 12, 20112027University of South Carolina, Columbiano term limits
Marty JackleySouth DakotaRepublicanJanuary 3, 20232027University of South Dakota2 consecutive terms
Jonathan SkrmettiTennesseeRepublicanSeptember 1, 20222030 (Elected by State Supreme Court)Harvard Universityno term limits
Ken PaxtonTexasRepublicanJanuary 5, 2015
Suspended: May 27, 2023 – September 16, 2023		2027University of Notre Dameno term limits
Ian Clement
Acting		U.S. Virgin IslandsNonpartisanMarch 15, 2024AppointedSouthern Methodist University
Sean ReyesUtahRepublicanDecember 30, 20132025University of California, Berkeleyno term limits
Charity ClarkVermontDemocraticJanuary 5, 20232025Boston Collegeno term limits
Jason MiyaresVirginiaRepublicanJanuary 15, 20222026College of William and Maryno term limits
Bob FergusonWashingtonDemocraticJanuary 16, 20132025 (running for Governor)New York Universityno term limits
Patrick MorriseyWest VirginiaRepublicanJanuary 14, 20132025 (running for Governor)Rutgers University, Newarkno term limits
Josh KaulWisconsinDemocraticJanuary 7, 20192027Stanford Universityno term limits
Bridget HillWyomingRepublicanJanuary 7, 2019AppointedUniversity of Wyomingno term limits

See also

References

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