Attorney General of Georgia

Attorney General of Georgia
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since November 1, 2016
TypeChief law enforcement officer
Term length4 years
Formation1754
First holderWilliam Clifton
Websitelaw.ga.gov

The attorney general of Georgia is the attorney and legal advisor for the executive branch of the U.S. state of Georgia. 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 for governor of Georgia and other offices.

The current attorney general of Georgia is Christopher M. Carr. Carr was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal following the resignation of Sam Olens, who was officially appointed to the office of president of Kennesaw State University on November 1, 2016. Carr completed Olens' unexpired term, which expired in January 2019. Carr was re-elected to a four-year term in Georgia's 2018 statewide elections and was reelected in the 2022 Georgia statewide elections.

List of attorneys general, 1754–present

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Pre-statehood

# Image Name Term of service
1 William Clifton 1754–1764
2 Charles Pryce 1764–1776
3 Williams Stephens 1776–1780
4 John Milledge 1780–1781
5 Samuel Stirk 1781–1785
6 Nathaniel Pendleton 1785–1786
7 Matthew McAllister 1787–1788

Post-statehood

# Image Name Term of service Political party
7 Matthew McAllister 1788–1791
8 George Walker 1792–1795
9 David Brydie Mitchell 1796–1806 Democraticic-Republican
10 Robert Walker 1807–1808
11 John Hamil 1808
12 John Forsyth 1808–1811 Democratic-Republican
13 Alexander M. Allen 1811
14 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
18 George W. Crawford 1827–1831 Whig
19 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
29 George T. Barnes 1865–1866 Democratic
30 John Philpot Curren Whitehead 1866–1868
31 Henry P. Farrow 1868–1872 Republican
32 Nathaniel Job Hammond 1872–1877 Democratic
33 Robert N. Ely 1877–1880 Democratic
34 Clifford Anderson 1880–1890 Democratic
35 George N. Lester 1890–1891 Democratic
36 William A. Little 1891–1892 Democratic
37 Joseph M. Terrell 1892–1902 Democratic
38 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
42 Warren Grice 1914–1915 Democratic
43 Clifford Walker 1915–1920 Democratic
44 R. A. Denny 1920–1921 Democratic
45 George M. Napier 1921–1932 Democratic
46 Lawrence S. Camp 1932 Democratic
47 M. J. Yeomans 1933–1939 Democratic
48 Ellis G. Arnall 1939–1943 Democratic
49 T. Grady Head 1943–1945 Democratic
50 Eugene Cook 1945–1965 Democratic
51 Arthur K. Bolton 1965–1981 Democratic
52 Michael J. Bowers 1981–1997 Democratic (1981–94)/Republican (1994–97)
53 Thurbert E. Baker 1997–2011 Democratic
54 Samuel S. Olens 2011–2016 Republican
55 Christopher M. Carr 2016–present Republican

References

  1. ^ "Duties". Office of Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  2. ^ "History | Office of Attorney General Chris Carr". law.ga.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-01.


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