The attorney general of Alabama is an elected, constitutional officer of the State of Alabama. The office of the attorney general is located at the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Henry Hitchcock was elected Alabama's first attorney general in 1819.
Duties As is common in many states, the attorney general is the chief lawyer of the state. He is called upon as the chief defender of the laws of Alabama, the lawyer for state officials and represents the state in all matters brought before a court of law or tribunal. The attorney general (AG) also provides advisory opinions to local and state governments when questions arise about the constitutionality of proposed laws and regulations. It is the task of the attorney general to represent the state when questions arise concerning various criminal sentences including the death penalty.
From time to time, the attorney general may begin legal proceedings on behalf of the state or on behalf of consumers damaged by illegal or bad faith commercial transactions.
Organization
Eight divisions comprise the attorney general's office. Those divisions include: a General Crimes Division, a Public Corruption Division, Civil Division, Appellate Division, Consumer Protection Division, Constitutional Defense Division and a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Division chiefs include Clay J. Crenshaw, Olivia Martin, Billington Garret, M. Matt Hart, Bruce M. Lieberman, and Azzie Taylor.
List of attorneys general of Alabama The chief deputy attorney general is Alice Martin Andrew Brasher previously served as the solicitor general from 2014-2019; Edmund LaCour is the current solicitor general.
#ImageNameTook officeLeft officeParty1Henry Hitchcock181918232Thomas White182318253Constantine Perkins182518324Peter Martin183218365Alexander Meek183618366John D. Phelan18361838Democratic7Lincoln Clark18381839Democratic8Matthew W. Lindsay183918439Thomas D. Clarke1843184710William H. Martin1847184711Marion A. Baldwin1847186512John W. A. Sanford1865186813Benjamin Gardner1868187014John W. A. Sanford1870187215Henry Tompkins1878188416Thomas McClellan1884188917William L. Martin1889189418William C. Fitts1894189819Charles G. Brown1898190320Massey Wilson1903190721Alexander M. Garber19071911Democratic22Robert Brickell19111915Democratic23William Logan Martin1915191824F. Lloyd Tate1918191825Emmet S. Thigpen1918191926James Q. Smith19191921Democratic27Harwell G. Davis19211927Democratic28Charlie C. McCall1927193129Thomas E. Knight19311935Democratic30Albert A. Carmichael1935193931Thomas S. Lawson1939194232William N. McQueen19431947Democratic33Albert A. Carmichael1947195134Si Garrett1951195435Bernard Sykes1954195536John M. Patterson19551959Democratic37MacDonald Gallion19591963Democratic38Richmond Flowers Sr.19631967Democratic39MacDonald Gallion19671971Democratic40Bill Baxley19711979Democratic41Charles Graddick19791987Democratic42Don Siegelman19871991Democratic43Jimmy Evans19911995Democratic44Jeff Sessions19951997Republican45William H. Pryor Jr.19972004Republican46Troy King20042011Republican47Luther Strange20112017Republican48Steve Marshall2017presentRepublican
References
External links Alabama Attorney General official website Alabama Attorneys General list of past officeholders at Alabama Department of Archives and History Alabama Attorney General articles at ABA Journal News and Commentary at FindLaw Code of Alabama at Law.Justia.com U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Alabama" at FindLaw Alabama State Bar Alabama Attorney General profile at National Association of Attorneys General Press releases at Alabama Attorney General's office