Attorney General of Maryland explained

Post:Attorney General
Body:
the State of Maryland
Flag:Flag of Maryland.svg
Flagsize:120px
Flagcaption:Flag of the State of Maryland
Insignia:Seal of Maryland.svg
Insigniasize:110px
Insigniacaption:Great Seal of the State of Maryland
Incumbent:Anthony Brown
Incumbentsince:January 3, 2023
Style:The Honorable
Termlength:Four years, no term limit
Formation:Maryland Constitution of 1776 (originally)
Maryland Constitution of 1864 (most recently)
Inaugural:James Tilghman
1777
Website:Maryland Attorney General

The Attorney General of the State of Maryland is the chief legal officer of the State of Maryland in the United States and is elected by the people every four years with no term limits. To run for the office a person must be a citizen of and qualified voter in Maryland and must have lived and practiced law in the state for at least ten years.

The attorney general has general charge, supervision and direction of the legal business of the State. The attorney general is the legal advisor and representative of the Governor, the General Assembly, the Judiciary, and the major departments, various boards, commissions, officials and institutions of State Government. The office further represents the State in all cases pending in the Appellate Courts of the State, and in the United States Supreme Court and lower Federal Courts. As of 2023, the attorney general is Democrat Anthony Brown.

Summary of powers

List of the attorneys general of Maryland

ImageNameFromToPartyLaw school
James Tilghman17771778
Luther Martin17781805
William Pinkney18051806Democratic-Republican
John Thomson Mason18061806
John Johnson, Sr.18061811
John Montgomery18111818Democratic-Republican
Luther Martin18181822
Thomas Beale Dorsey18221824Democratic-Republican
Thomas Kell18241827
Roger B. Taney18271831Democratic
Josiah Bayly18311846
George R. Richardson18461851
Robert J. Brent18511864Whig
Alexander Randall18641867Whig
Isaac Dashiell Jones18671871Whig
Andrew K. Syester18711875Whig
Charles J. M. Gwinn18751883Democratic
Charles Boyle Roberts18831887Democratic
William Pinkney Whyte18871891DemocraticHarvard Law School
John Prentiss Poe18911895Democratic
Harry M. Clabaugh18951899RepublicanUniversity of Maryland School of Law
George Riggs Gaither Jr.18991899Republican
Isidor Rayner18991903DemocraticUniversity of Virginia School of Law
William Shepard Bryan Jr.19031907DemocraticUniversity of Virginia School of Law
Isaac Lobe Straus19071911DemocraticUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Edgar Allan Poe19111915DemocraticUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Albert Ritchie19151919DemocraticUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Ogle Marbury (acting)19181919DemocratUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Alexander Armstrong19191923RepublicanUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School
Thomas H. Robinson19231930Democratic
William Preston Lane Jr.19301934DemocraticUniversity of Virginia School of Law
Herbert O'Conor19341938DemocraticUniversity of Maryland School of Law
William C. Walsh19381945DemocraticCatholic University School of Law
William Curran19451946DemocraticUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Hall Hammond19461952DemocraticUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Edward D. E. Rollins19521954RepublicanUniversity of Maryland School of Law
C. Ferdinand Sybert19541961DemocraticUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Thomas B. Finan19611966DemocraticUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Robert C. Murphy19661966DemocraticUniversity of Maryland School of Law
Francis B. Burch19661978DemocraticYale Law School
Jon F. Oster19791979DemocraticUniversity of Maryland School of Law
George A. Nilson19791979DemocraticYale Law School
Stephen H. Sachs19791987DemocraticYale Law School
J. Joseph Curran Jr.19872007DemocraticUniversity of Baltimore School of Law
Doug Gansler20072015DemocraticUniversity of Virginia School of Law
Brian Frosh20152023DemocraticColumbia Law School
Anthony Brown2023DemocraticHarvard Law School

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maryland State Government . 2022-05-21 . msa.maryland.gov.
  2. Web site: 2020 Maryland Statutes :: Corporations and Associations :: Title 4A – Limited Liability Company Act :: Subtitle 10 – Foreign Limited Liability Companies :: Section 4A-1008 – Action by Attorney General . 2022-05-21 . Justia Law . en.
  3. Web site: 2020 Maryland Statutes :: Commercial Law :: Title 14 – Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions :: Subtitle 4 – Maryland Service Contracts and Consumer Products Guaranty Act . 2022-05-21 . Justia Law . en.
  4. Web site: 2020 Maryland Statutes :: Commercial Law :: Title 14 – Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions :: Subtitle 4 – Maryland Service Contracts and Consumer Products Guaranty Act :: Section 14-406 – Action by Attorney General . 2022-05-21 . Justia Law . en.