Attorney General of Georgia
Attorney General ofGeorgia | |
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Type | Chief law enforcement officer |
Term length | 4 years |
Formation | 1754 |
First holder | William Clifton |
Website | law |
Theattorney general of Georgiais the attorney and legal advisor for the executive branch of theU.S. stateofGeorgia.They are responsible for providing opinions on legal questions concerning the state, prosecuting public corruption cases, overseeing contracts on behalf of the state, as well as representing the state in all civil cases, in all capital felony appeals, and in all cases appearing before the Supreme Court of the United States. They may also initiate civil or criminal actions on behalf of the State of Georgia when requested to do so by the governor.[1]
The officeholder is elected to a four-year term at the same time as elections are held forgovernor of Georgiaand other offices.
The current attorney general of Georgia isChristopher M. Carr.Carr was appointed by GovernorNathan Dealfollowing the resignation ofSam Olens,who was officially appointed to the office of president ofKennesaw State Universityon November 1, 2016. Carr completed Olens' unexpired term, which expired in January 2019. Carr was re-elected to a four-year term inGeorgia's 2018 statewide electionsand was reelected in the2022 Georgia statewide elections.
List of attorneys general, 1754–present[edit]
Pre-statehood[edit]
# | Image | Name | Term of service |
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1 | William Clifton | 1754–1764 | |
2 | Charles Pryce | 1764–1776 | |
3 | Williams Stephens | 1776–1780 | |
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John Milledge | 1780–1781 |
5 | Samuel Stirk | 1781–1785 | |
6 | Nathaniel Pendleton | 1785–1786 | |
7 | Matthew McAllister | 1787–1788 |
Post-statehood[edit]
# | Image | Name | Term of service | Political party |
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7 | Matthew McAllister | 1788–1791 | ||
8 | George Walker | 1792–1795 | ||
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David Brydie Mitchell | 1796–1806 | Democraticic-Republican |
10 | Robert Walker | 1807–1808 | ||
11 | John Hamil | 1808 | ||
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John Forsyth | 1808–1811 | Democratic-Republican |
13 | Alexander M. Allen | 1811 | ||
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Richard H. Wilde | 1811–1813 | Democratic-Republican |
15 | Alexander M. Allen | 1813–1816 | ||
16 | Roger Lawson Gamble | 1816–1822 | ||
17 | Thomas F. Wells | 1822–1827 | ||
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George W. Crawford | 1827–1831 | Whig |
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Charles Jones Jenkins | 1831–1834 | Democratic |
20 | Ebenezer Starnes | 1834–1840 | ||
21 | James Gardner | 1840–1843 | ||
22 | John J. R. Flournoy | 1843–1847 | ||
23 | Alpheus Colvard | 1847–1851 | ||
24 | John Troup Shewmake | 1851–1855 | ||
25 | William R. McLaws | 1855–1859 | ||
26 | Alpheus M. Rogers | 1859–1861 | ||
27 | Winder P. Johnson | 1861 | ||
28 | William Watts Montgomery | 1861–1865 | ||
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George T. Barnes | 1865–1866 | Democratic |
30 | John Philpot Curren Whitehead | 1866–1868 | ||
31 | Henry P. Farrow | 1868–1872 | Republican | |
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Nathaniel Job Hammond | 1872–1877 | Democratic |
33 | Robert N. Ely | 1877–1880 | Democratic | |
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Clifford Anderson | 1880–1890 | Democratic |
35 | George N. Lester | 1890–1891 | Democratic | |
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William A. Little | 1891–1892 | Democratic |
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Joseph M. Terrell | 1892–1902 | Democratic |
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Boykin Wright | 1902 | Democratic |
39 | John C. Hart | 1902–1910 | Democratic | |
40 | Hewlett A. Hall | 1910–1911 | Democratic | |
41 | Thomas S. Felder | 1911–1914 | Democratic | |
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Warren Grice | 1914–1915 | Democratic |
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Clifford Walker | 1915–1920 | Democratic |
44 | R. A. Denny | 1920–1921 | Democratic | |
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George M. Napier | 1921–1932 | Democratic |
46 | Lawrence S. Camp | 1932 | Democratic | |
47 | M. J. Yeomans | 1933–1939 | Democratic | |
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Ellis G. Arnall | 1939–1943 | Democratic |
49 | T. Grady Head | 1943–1945 | Democratic | |
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Eugene Cook | 1945–1965 | Democratic |
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Arthur K. Bolton | 1965–1981 | Democratic |
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Michael J. Bowers | 1981–1997 | Democratic (1981–94)/Republican (1994–97) |
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Thurbert E. Baker | 1997–2011 | Democratic |
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Samuel S. Olens | 2011–2016 | Republican |
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Christopher M. Carr | 2016–present | Republican |
References[edit]
- ^"Duties".Office of Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr.Retrieved2023-04-02.
- ^"History | Office of Attorney General Chris Carr".law.ga.gov.Retrieved2016-11-01.
External links[edit]
- Georgia Attorney Generalarticles atABA Journal
- News and CommentaryatFindLaw
- Georgia Codeat Law.Justia
- U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Georgia"atFindLaw
- State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens profileatNational Association of Attorneys General
- Press releasesat Georgia Attorney General's office