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The attorney general of West Virginia is the chief legal advisor to the West Virginia state government and is the state's chief law enforcement officer. The office was created by Article VII, Section 1 of the first Constitution of West Virginia in 1863.
Patrick James Morrisey (born December 21, 1967) is an American politician and attorney who is serving as the 37th governor of West Virginia, since 2025.He has previously served as the 34th attorney general of West Virginia from 2013 to 2025.
John "JB" McCuskey [1] (born 1981 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American lawyer and politician who is currently serving as the 35th attorney general of West Virginia since 2025. As a Republican, he has previously served as the West Virginia State Auditor from 2017 to 2025.
Jun. 16—West Virginia's Attorney General said Wednesday that he has led a coalition of 24 states in filing formal comments regarding a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission initiative that ...
He was elected as West Virginia’s top prosecutor back in 2012. The attorney general’s run for the governor’s mansion will leave the top legal office in the Mountain State up for grabs ...
In West Virginia, the county is the unit of government, although an unsuccessful attempt to introduce the township system was made in West Virginia's first constitution. Each of the state's 55 counties has a county commission , consisting of three commissioners elected for six years but with terms so arranged that one is up for reelection every ...
West Virginia Attorney General elections (4 P) Pages in category "West Virginia attorneys general" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Republican state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey was elected to his first term in office after defeating Democratic Huntington mayor Steve Williams in the general election. [1] Incumbent Republican Jim Justice was term-limited and was unable to seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office; he instead ran for the U.S. Senate. [2]