Bridget Hill (politician)
Bridget Hill | |
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| 38th Attorney General of Wyoming | |
| Assumed office March 15, 2019 | |
| Governor | Mark Gordon |
| Preceded by | Peter K. Michael |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Wyoming (BA, JD) |
Bridget Hill is an American attorney and politician from the state of Wyoming. She is the Attorney General of Wyoming.
Education[]
Hill earned her Bachelor of Arts and her Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law.[1][2]
Career[]
Hill clerked for Justice Larry Lehman and Justice Michael Golden of the Wyoming Supreme Court.[3]
Hill was an attorney in the Office of the Attorney General of Wyoming and Office of State Lands and Investments.
In 2013, Governor Matt Mead appointed Hill the director of the Office of State Lands and Investments.[1]
In November 2018, Governor-elect Mark Gordon announced Hill as his nominee for attorney general, pending approval by the Wyoming Legislature, to succeed Peter K. Michael.[4][5] She was sworn into office on March 15, 2019.[6]
Personal life[]
Hill is from Saratoga, Wyoming.
References[]
- ^ a b "Mead names Bridget Hill Wyoming state lands director | Wyoming News". billingsgazette.com. Associated Press. October 2, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Administrative Division Staff - Wyoming Attorney General". ag.wyo.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Mark Gordon announces first two appointments of his administration | Wyoming News". trib.com. November 26, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Wyoming governor-elect names AG, chief of staff". AP NEWS. November 26, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Governor-Elect Gordon announces key leadership appointments - Northern Wyoming News". Wyodaily.com. November 27, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ Reynolds, Nick (March 15, 2019). "Bridget Hill sworn in as Wyoming's 38th attorney general". trib.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
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- People from Saratoga, Wyoming
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- University of Wyoming College of Law alumni
- Wyoming Attorneys General
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