Attorney General of Georgia
The attorney general of Georgia is the chief law enforcement officer and lawyer for the U.S. state of Georgia. The attorney general is elected to a four-year term at the same time as elections are held for Governor and other offices.
The current attorney general is Chris Carr. Carr was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal following the resignation of former Attorney General Sam Olens, who was officially appointed to the office of President of Kennesaw State University on November 1, 2016. Carr will serve out the two years that are remaining on Olens’ term. In 2018, Carr will be eligible to seek election to a full four-year term.[1]
Attorneys General, 1754–present[2]
Pre-Statehood
# | 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
# | Name | Term of Service | Political Party |
---|---|---|---|
7 | Matthew McAllister | 1788–1791 | |
8 | George Walker | 1792–1795 | |
9 | David Brydie Mitchell | 1796–1806 | |
10 | Robert Walker | 1807–1808 | |
11 | John Hamil | 1808 | |
12 | John Forsyth | 1808–1811 | |
13 | Alexander M. Allen | 1811 | |
14 | Richard Henry Wilde | 1811–1813 | |
15 | Alexander M. Allen | 1813–1816 | |
16 | Roger Lawson Gamble | 1816–1822 | |
17 | Thomas F. Wells | 1822–1827 | |
18 | George W. Crawford | 1827–1831 | |
19 | Charles Jones Jenkins | 1831–1834 | |
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 Thomas Barnes | 1865–1866 | |
30 | John Philpot Curren Whitehead | 1866–1868 | |
31 | Henry P. Farrow | 1868–1872 | |
32 | N. J. Hammond | 1872–1877 | |
33 | Robert N. Ely | 1877–1880 | |
34 | Clifford Anderson | 1880–1890 | |
35 | George N. Lester | 1890–1891 | |
36 | W. A. Little | 1891–1892 | |
37 | J. M. Terrell | 1892–1902 | |
38 | Boykin Wright | 1902 | |
39 | John C. Hart | 1902–1910 | |
40 | Hewlett A. Hall | 1910–1911 | |
41 | Thomas S. Felder | 1911–1914 | |
42 | Warren Grice | 1914–1915 | |
43 | Clifford Walker | 1915–1920 | |
44 | R. A. Denny | 1920–1921 | |
45 | George M. Napier | 1921–1932 | |
46 | Lawrence S. Camp | 1932 | |
47 | M. J. Yeomans | 1933–1939 | |
48 | Ellis G. Arnall | 1939–1943 | |
49 | Grady Head | 1943–1945 | |
50 | Eugene Cook | 1945–1965 | |
51 | Arthur K. Bolton | 1965–1981 | |
52 | Michael J. Bowers | 1981–1997 | |
53 | Thurbert E. Baker | 1997–2011 | |
54 | Samuel S. Olens | 2011–2016 | |
55 | Christopher M. Carr | 2016- |
References
- ↑ "Carr Officially Sworn In As 54th Attorney General Of Georgia | Office of Attorney General Chris Carr". law.ga.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ↑ "History | Office of Attorney General Chris Carr". law.ga.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
External links
- Georgia Attorney General official website
- Georgia Attorney General articles at Legal Newsline Legal Journal
- Georgia Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
- News and Commentary at FindLaw
- Georgia Code at Law.Justia.com
- U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Georgia" at FindLaw
- State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens profile at National Association of Attorneys General
- Press releases at Georgia Attorney General's office
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