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The California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of the government of the state of California in the USA. The officer's duty is to ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" (California Constitution, Article V, Section 13.) The Attorney General carries out the responsibilities of the office through the California Department of Justice. The State Attorney General in the United States is an executive office in all 50 US States that serves as the chief legal advisor to the state government and the chief law enforcement officer in the various states. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
The California Constitution is the document that establishes and describes the duties, powers, structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of California. ...
In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ...
The Attorney General of California is elected statewide to serve as the chief law officer of the state. ...
The Attorney General is elected to a four-year term, with a maximum of two terms. The election is held at the same statewide election as the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Controller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Insurance Commissioner. The current Attorney General is Bill Lockyer. Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis with President George W. Bush (2003) The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government, whose responsibilities include making yearly State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, attending a grand meeting with all the...
This a List of Lieutenant Governors of the State of California, 1850-present. ...
The State Controller is the Chief Financial Officer of the State of California. ...
The Secretary of State of California is the states chief elections officer. ...
The California State Treasurer is responsible for the states investment and finance. ...
California Superintendent of Public Instruction is a nonpartisan elected executive office position who is in charge of the California Department of Education. ...
California Insurance Commissioners ...
Bill Lockyer William Lockyer (born May 8, 1941) is the current Attorney General for the U.S. state of California since 1999, currently serving his second four-year term. ...
Duties
[citation needed] - As the state’s chief law officer, ensures that the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced.
- Heads the Department of Justice, which is responsible for providing state legal services and support for local law enforcement.
- Acts as the chief counsel in state litigation.
- Oversees law enforcement agencies, including District Attorneys and Sheriffs.
See also In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ...
This is a list of people who served as California Attorney General. ...
Notable attorneys general from California Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974) was a California district attorney of Alameda County, the 30th Governor of California, and the 14th Chief Justice of the United States (from 1953 to 1969). ...
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the Supreme Court of the United States. ...
Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. ...
Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis with President George W. Bush (2003) Seal of the Governor of California (without the Roman numerals designating the governors sequence) See also: List of pre-statehood governors of California, List of Governors of California The Governor of California is the highest executive authority...
Stanley Mosk (September 12, 1912–June 19, 2001) was an associate justice of the California Supreme Court for 37 years (1964-2001), and holds the record for the longest-serving justice on that court. ...
Associate Justice or Puisne (pronounced puny) Justice is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice. ...
Justices of the Supreme Court of California (circa May 2005). ...
Dan Lungren Daniel Edward Lungren (born September 22, 1946), a Republican from California, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004, representing the states 3rd Congressional district (map). ...
A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ...
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Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis with President George W. Bush (2003) Seal of the Governor of California (without the Roman numerals designating the governors sequence) See also: List of pre-statehood governors of California, List of Governors of California The Governor of California is the highest executive authority...
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The State Attorney General in the United States is an executive office in all 50 US States that serves as the chief legal advisor to the state government and the chief law enforcement officer in the various states. ...
David W. Márquez (born Janesville, Wisconsin, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician, and the state attorney general of Alaska. ...
Troy King is the current attorney general of the state of Alabama, United States, since 2004. ...
Mike Beebe launches his campaign for Governor in his hometown Searcy, Arkansas Mike Beebe (born December 28, 1946) is the current and 51st Attorney General of the state of Arkansas. ...
The current attorney general for the state of Arizona. ...
Bill Lockyer William Lockyer (born May 8, 1941) is the current Attorney General for the U.S. state of California since 1999, currently serving his second four-year term. ...
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Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Attorney General was awarded the Raymond E. Baldwin Award for Public Service by the Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2002 Richard Blumenthal is the 23rd elected Attorney General of Connecticut. ...
A.G. Carl Danberg Carl C. Danberg is the current Attorney General of the state of Delaware, United States, appointed 2005. ...
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Charlie Crist has been the Attorney General of Florida since 2003, and is currently a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Florida. ...
A.G. Thurbert E. Baker Thurbert E. Baker is the current Attorney General of the state of Georgia, United States, serving since 1997. ...
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A.G. Charles C. Foti Charles C. Foti is the current Attorney General of the state of Louisiana, United States, serving since 2004. ...
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G. Steven Rowe is the current attorney general of the state of Maine, United States, since 2001. ...
The Michigan Attorneys General is an elected official in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
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Minnesotas Attorney Generals Territory Lorenzo A. Babcock 1849-1853 Lafayette Emmett 1853-1858 State Charles H. Berry 1858-1860 Gordon E. Cole 1860-1866 William J. Colville 1866-1868 Francis R. E. Cornell 1868-1874 George P. Wilson 1874-1880 Charles M. Start 1880-1881 William J. Hahn 1881...
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A.G. Bruning Jon Bruning is the current attorney general of the state of Nebraska, United States, elected in 2002. ...
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Kelly A. Ayotte is the current (as of 2006) attorney general of New Hampshire (since 2004). ...
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Anne Milgram Anne Milgram is First Assistant Attorney General, the second-highest ranked in the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety and the current Acting Attorney General of New Jersey. ...
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Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma Drew Edmondson, the 16th and current Attorney General of Oklahoma The Attorney General of Oklahoma is the chief legal and law enforcement officer of the State of Oklahoma. ...
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Tom Corbett Tom Corbett is the current attorney general of the state of Pennsylvania, United States, elected in 2004. ...
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South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster Henry McMaster was elected Attorney General for the State of South Carolina on November 5, 2002. ...
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VT: William Sorrell
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WI: Peg Lautenschlager
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WY: Patrick Crank A.G. Long Larry Long is the current Attorney General of the state of South Dakota, United States, elected in 2002. ...
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Mark Shurtleff Mark Shurtleff is the current attorney general of the state of Utah, United States, since 2001. ...
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A.G. Sorrell William H. Sorrell is the current attorney general of the state of Vermont, United States. ...
Robert Rob McKenna, a Republican from Bellevue, Washington, USA, was elected Washington State Attorney General in November 2004. ...
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Other members of the National Association of Attorneys General
AS: Malaetasi Togafau • GU: Douglas Moylan • NMI: Matt Gregory • PR: Roberto J. Sanchez-Ramos • VI: Kerry Drue
DC: Robert Spagnoletti • United States: Alberto Gonzales (honorary member) The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is an organization in the United States of U.S. state Attorneys General which, according to the organization itself, aims to foster interstate cooperation on legal and law enforcement issues, to conduct policy research and analysis of issues, and facilitate communication between the...
Malaetasi M. Togafau is the current Attorney General of the American Samoa, serving in the early 1990s and again since 2005. ...
Douglas Moylan is the current Attorney General of Guam, elected 2002. ...
Matt Gregory is the current Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands, appointed 2006. ...
A.G. Roberto J. Sanchez-Ramos Roberto J. Sanchez Ramos is the current Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, appointed in 2005 by Governor AnÃbal Acevedo Vilá. Prior to becoming the Secretary of Justice, Sanchez Ramos served as Solicitor General of Puerto Rico. ...
Kerry Drue is the current Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands, appointed 2005. ...
A.G. Spagnoletti Robert Spagnoletti is the current Attorney General of the District of Columbia, United States, appointed 2004. ...
Alberto R. Gonzales (born August 4, 1955) is the 80th and current Attorney General of the United States, becoming the first Hispanic to serve in the position. ...
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