California Attorney General

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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 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 Jerry Brown, a former Governor of California and the son of Pat Brown, who was also Attorney General and Governor.

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According to the state Constitution and the California Government Code, the Attorney General:

  • As the state’s chief law officer, ensures that the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced.[1]
  • Heads the Department of Justice, which is responsible for providing state legal services and support for local law enforcement.[2]
  • Acts as the chief counsel in state litigation.
  • Oversees law enforcement agencies, including District Attorneys and Sheriffs.[3]

  1. ^ California Constitution, Article V, Section 13
  2. ^ California Government Code §15000
  3. ^ California Constitution, Article V, Section 13

State Attorneys General in the United States
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AK: Talis J. Colberg
AL: Troy King
AR: Dustin McDaniel
AZ: Terry Goddard
CA: Jerry Brown
CO: John Suthers
CT: Richard Blumenthal
DE: Beau Biden
FL: Bill McCollum
GA: Thurbert Baker

HI: Mark J. Bennett
IA: Tom Miller
ID: Lawrence Wasden
IL: Lisa Madigan
IN: Steve Carter
KS: Paul J. Morrison
KY: Jack Conway
LA: Charles Foti
MA: Martha Coakley
MD: Doug Gansler

ME: G. Steven Rowe
MI: Mike Cox
MN: Lori Swanson
MO: Jay Nixon
MS: Jim Hood
MT: Mike McGrath
NC: Roy A. Cooper
ND: Wayne Stenehjem
NE: Jon Bruning
NH: Kelly Ayotte

NJ: Anne Milgram
NM: Gary King
NV: Catherine Cortez Masto
NY: Andrew Cuomo
OH: Marc Dann
OK: Drew Edmondson
OR: Hardy Myers
PA: Tom Corbett
RI: Patrick C. Lynch
SC: Henry McMaster

SD: Larry Long
TN: Robert E. Cooper, Jr.
TX: Greg Abbott
UT: Mark Shurtleff
VA: Bob McDonnell
VT: William Sorrell
WA: Rob McKenna
WI: J. B. Van Hollen
WV: Darrell McGraw
WY: Patrick Crank

Other members of the National Association of Attorneys General
AS: Afa Ripley, Jr. • GU: Alicia Limtiaco • NMI: Matt Gregory • PR: Roberto Sánchez Ramos • VI: Kerry Drue
DC: Linda Singer • United States: Michael Mukasey (honorary member)
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