California Attorney General

Attorney General of California
Seal of the Attorney General of California
Incumbent Kamala Harris since January 3, 2011
Department of Justice
Style	The Honorable
Term length	Four years, two term limit
Inaugural holder	Edward J. C. Kewen 1849
Formation	California Constitution
Salary	$151,127
Website	Office of the Attorney General

The California Attorney General's main office in Sacramento is housed in this building

The California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of California. 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 Department employs over 1,100 attorneys (meaning that the AG supervises the governmental equivalent of a law firm much larger than the vast majority of U.S. private law firms) and 3,700 non-attorney employees.

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 Kamala Harris, a former San Francisco District Attorney, who has made mortgage relief a significant priority.

Duties 1
Notable attorneys general from California 2
See also 3
References 4
External links 5

Duties

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.^[1]

Notable attorneys general from California

For a comprehensive list, see List of Attorneys General of California.

Ulysses S. Webb – Longest serving at 37 years
Earl Warren – Chief Justice of the United States, Governor of California
Pat Brown – Governor of California
Stanley Mosk – Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
Dan Lungren – Congressman
Governor of California
Jerry Brown – California Secretary of State (1971–1975), Governor of California (1975–1983; 2011–present) Mayor, Oakland California (1999–2007)

References

^ ^a ^b California Constitution, Article V, Section 13
^ California Government Code §15000

External links

California Attorney General official website
California Attorney General articles at Legal Newsline Legal Journal
California Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
News and Commentary at FindLaw
California Code at Law.Justia.com
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of California" at FindLaw
The State Bar of California
California Attorney General Kamala Harris profile at National Association of Attorneys General
Press releases at California Attorney General's office
Current Candidates for California Attorney General

Attorneys general of the United States

United States Attorney General: Loretta Lynch (D)

AL	Luther Strange (R)
AK	Craig Richards (R)
AZ	Mark Brnovich (R)
AR	Leslie Rutledge (R)
CA	Kamala Harris (D)
CO	Cynthia Coffman (R)
CT	George Jepsen (D)
DE	Matthew Denn (D)
FL	Pam Bondi (R)
GA	Sam Olens (R)
HI	Doug Chin (D)
ID	Lawrence Wasden (R)

IL	Lisa Madigan (D)
IN	Greg Zoeller (R)
IA	Tom Miller (D)
KS	Derek Schmidt (R)
KY	Jack Conway (D)
LA	Buddy Caldwell (R)
ME	Janet Mills (D)
MD	Brian Frosh (D)
MA	Maura Healey (D)
MI	Bill Schuette (R)
MN	Lori Swanson (D)
MS	Jim Hood (D)

MO	Chris Koster (D)
MT	Tim Fox (R)
NE	Doug Peterson (R)
NV	Adam Laxalt (R)
NH	Joseph Foster (D)
NJ	John Hoffman (R)*
NM	Hector Balderas (D)
NY	Eric Schneiderman (D)
NC	Roy Cooper (D)
ND	Wayne Stenehjem (R)
OH	Mike DeWine (R)
OK	Scott Pruitt (R)

OR	Ellen Rosenblum (D)
PA	Kathleen Kane (D)
RI	Peter Kilmartin (D)
SC	Alan Wilson (R)
SD	Marty Jackley (R)
TN	Herbert Slatery (R)
TX	Ken Paxton (R)
UT	Sean Reyes (R)
VT	William Sorrell (D)
VA	Mark Herring (D)
WA	Bob Ferguson (D)
WV	Patrick Morrisey (R)

WI	Brad Schimel (R)
WY	Peter Michael (R)
DC	Karl Racine (D)
Territories:
AS	Talauega Ale (D)
GU	Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson (R)
MP	Edward Manibusan (I)
PR	César Miranda (D)
VI	James S. Carroll (I)*

Political party affiliations:

*Acting Attorney General

Attorneys General of California

Kewen McDougall Hastings McConnell Stewart Wallace Williams Pixley McCullough Hamilton Love Hamilton A. Hart Marshall Johnson W. Hart Fitzgerald Ford Webb Warren Kenny Howser P. Brown Mosk Lynch Younger Deukmejian Van de Kamp Lungren Lockyer J. Brown Harris

California statewide elected officials

Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Controller Insurance Commissioner Superintendent of Public Instruction

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California Attorney General