Attorney General of Georgia
Incumbent
Christopher M. Carr
since November 1, 2016
TypeChief law enforcement officer
Term length4 years
Formation1754
First holderWilliam Clifton
Websitelaw.ga.gov

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

# 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 Democratic-Republican
10 Robert Walker 1807–1808
11 John Hamil 1808
12 John Forsyth 1808–1811 Democrat-Republican
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 Whig Party
19 Charles Jones Jenkins 1831–1834 Democrat
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 Republican
32 Nathaniel Job Hammond 1872–1877 Democrat
33 Robert N. Ely 1877–1880 Democrat
34 Clifford Anderson 1880–1890 Democrat
35 George N. Lester 1890–1891 Democrat
36 W. A. Little 1891–1892 Democrat
37 J. M. Terrell 1892–1902 Democrat
38 Boykin Wright 1902 Democrat
39 John C. Hart 1902–1910 Democrat
40 Hewlett A. Hall 1910–1911 Democrat
41 Thomas S. Felder 1911–1914 Democrat
42 Warren Grice 1914–1915 Democrat
43 Clifford Walker 1915–1920 Democrat
44 R. A. Denny 1920–1921 Democrat
45 George M. Napier 1921–1932 Democrat
46 Lawrence S. Camp 1932 Democrat
47 M. J. Yeomans 1933–1939 Democrat
48 Ellis G. Arnall 1939–1943 Democrat
49 T. Grady Head 1943–1945 Democrat
50 Eugene Cook 1945–1965 Democrat
51 Arthur K. Bolton 1965–1981 Democrat
52 Michael J. Bowers 1981–1997 Democrat (1981-94)/Republican (1994-97)
53 Thurbert E. Baker 1997–2011 Democrat
54 Samuel S. Olens 2011–2016 Republican
55 Christopher M. Carr 2016–present Republican

References

  1. ↑ "Duties". Office of Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  2. ↑ "History | Office of Attorney General Chris Carr". law.ga.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-01.


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