Attorney General of Alabama

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Attorney General of Alabama
Seal of the Attorney General of Alabama.svg
Seal of the Attorney General of Alabama
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Incumbent
Steve Marshall
since 2017
State of Alabama
TypeConstitutional officer
ResidenceMontgomery, Alabama
AppointerElected
Formation1819
First holderHenry Hitchcock

The attorney general of Alabama is an elected, constitutional officer of the State of Alabama. The office of the attorney general is located at the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Henry Hitchcock was elected Alabama's first attorney general in 1819.

Duties[]

As is common in many states, the attorney general is the chief lawyer of the state. He is called upon as the chief defender of the laws of Alabama, the lawyer for state officials and represents the state in all matters brought before a court of law or tribunal. The attorney general (AG) also provides advisory opinions to local and state governments when questions arise about the constitutionality of proposed laws and regulations. It is the task of the AG to represent the state when questions arise concerning various criminal sentences including the death penalty.

From time to time the AG may begin legal proceedings on behalf of the state or on behalf of consumers damaged by illegal or bad faith commercial transactions.

Organization[]

Eight divisions comprise the attorney general's office. Those divisions include: a General Crimes Division, a Public Corruption Division, Civil Division, Appellate Division, Consumer Protection Division, Constitional Defense Division and a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Division chiefs include Clay J. Crenshaw, Olivia Martin, Billington Garret, M. Matt Hart, Bruce M. Lieberman, and Azzie Taylor.[1]

List of attorneys general of Alabama[]

The chief deputy attorney general is Alice Martin[2] Andrew Brasher is the solicitor general[3] [4]

# Name Took office Left office Party
1 Henry Hitchcock 1819 1823
2 1823 1825
3 1825 1832
4 1832 1836
5 Alexander Meek 1836 1836
6 John D. Phelan 1836 1838 Democratic
7 Lincoln Clark 1838 1839 Democratic
8 1839 1843
9 1843 1847
10 1847 1847
11 1847 1865
12 1865 1868
13 1868 1870
14 1870 1872
15 1878 1884
16 1884 1889
17 1889 1894
18 1894 1898
19 Charles G. Brown 1898 1903
20 1903 1907
21 1907 1911 Democratic
22 1911 1915 Democratic
23 1915 1918
24 1918 1918
25 1918 1919
26 1919 1921 Democratic
27 Harwell G. Davis 1921 1927 Democratic
28 1927 1931
29 Thomas E. Knight 1931 1935 Democratic
30 Albert A. Carmichael 1935 1939 style="background-color:#B0CEFF"
31 1939 1942
32 1943 1947 Democratic
33 Albert A. Carmichael 1947 1951
34 Si Garrett 1951 1954
35 1954 1955
36 John Malcolm Patterson 1955 1959 Democratic
37 MacDonald Gallion 1959 1963 Democratic
38 Richmond Flowers 1963 1967 Democratic
39 MacDonald Gallion 1967 1971 Democratic
40 William J. Baxley 1971 1979 Democratic
41 Charles A. Graddick 1979 1987 Democratic
42 Don Siegelman 1987 1991 Democratic
43 Jimmy Evans 1991 1995 Democratic
44 Jeff Sessions 1995 1997 Republican
45 Bill Pryor 1997 2004 Republican
46 Troy King 2004 2011 Republican
47 Luther Strange 2011 2017 Republican
48 Steve Marshall 2017 present Republican

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2014-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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