Attorney General of Georgia explained

Post:Attorney General
Body:Georgia
Flag:Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:State flag
Incumbent:Christopher M. Carr
Incumbentsince:November 1, 2016
Type:Chief law enforcement officer
Termlength:4 years
Formation:1754
First:William Clifton

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

ImageNameTerm of service
1William Clifton1754–1764
2Charles Pryce1764–1776
3Williams Stephens1776–1780
4John Milledge1780–1781
5Samuel Stirk1781–1785
6Nathaniel Pendleton1785–1786
7Matthew McAllister1787–1788

Post-statehood

ImageNameTerm of servicePolitical party
7Matthew McAllister1788–1791
8George Walker1792–1795
9David Brydie Mitchell1796–1806 Democraticic-Republican
10Robert Walker1807–1808
11John Hamil1808
12John Forsyth1808–1811Democratic-Republican
13Alexander M. Allen1811
14Richard H. Wilde1811–1813 Democratic-Republican
15Alexander M. Allen1813–1816
16Roger Lawson Gamble1816–1822
17Thomas F. Wells1822–1827
18George W. Crawford1827–1831 Whig
19Charles Jones Jenkins1831–1834Democratic
20Ebenezer Starnes1834–1840
21James Gardner1840–1843
22John J. R. Flournoy1843–1847
23Alpheus Colvard1847–1851
24John Troup Shewmake1851–1855
25William R. McLaws1855–1859
26Alpheus M. Rogers1859–1861
27Winder P. Johnson1861
28William Watts Montgomery1861–1865
29George T. Barnes1865–1866Democratic
30John Philpot Curren Whitehead1866–1868
31Henry P. Farrow 1868–1872Republican
32Nathaniel Job Hammond1872–1877Democratic
33Robert N. Ely1877–1880Democratic
34Clifford Anderson1880–1890Democratic
35George N. Lester1890–1891Democratic
36William A. Little1891–1892Democratic
37Joseph M. Terrell1892–1902Democratic
38Boykin Wright1902Democratic
39John C. Hart1902–1910Democratic
40Hewlett A. Hall1910–1911Democratic
41Thomas S. Felder1911–1914Democratic
42Warren Grice1914–1915 Democratic
43Clifford Walker1915–1920Democratic
44R. A. Denny1920–1921Democratic
45George M. Napier1921–1932Democratic
46Lawrence S. Camp1932Democratic
47M. J. Yeomans1933–1939Democratic
48Ellis G. Arnall1939–1943Democratic
49T. Grady Head1943–1945Democratic
50Eugene Cook1945–1965Democratic
51Arthur K. Bolton1965–1981Democratic
52Michael J. Bowers1981–1997Democratic (1981–94)/Republican (1994–97)
531997–2011Democratic
54Samuel S. Olens2011–2016Republican
55Christopher M. Carr2016–presentRepublican

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Duties . 2023-04-02 . Office of Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr . en.
  2. Web site: History Office of Attorney General Chris Carr. law.ga.gov. 2016-11-01.