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The attorney general of Kansas is a statewide elected official responsible for providing legal services to the state government of Kansas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Kris Kobach assumed the office on January 9, 2023.
Kris William Kobach (/ ˈ k oʊ b ɑː k / KOH-bahk; born March 26, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the attorney general of Kansas since 2023. He previously served as the 31st secretary of state of Kansas from 2011 to 2019.
The judicial system of Kansas is the branch of the Kansas state government that interprets the state's laws and constitution. Headed by the Kansas Supreme Court, the judiciary consists of two courts of last resort, courts of general jurisdiction, and courts of limited jurisdiction. Also, the Kansas judiciary contains two independent courts.
Kobach, who won election as Kansas attorney general in 2022, has sidestepped questions about whether the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. In a 2022 interview with the Associated Press, ...
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has joined a Texas-led lawsuit against President Joe Biden's administration over a program protecting undocumented immigrant spouses and stepchildren of ...
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, who campaigned on suing President Joe Biden, said Monday he would begin his time in office by targeting the Democratic administration’s environmental policies.
On December 18, 2022, Powell was named the Kansas Solicitor General, Kansas' top appellate attorney, by then Kansas Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach. [9] Following the start of Kobach's term, Powell succeeded Brant Laue as Kansas Solicitor General on January 9, 2023. [10] [11]
The Kansas Legislature established The Kansas Bureau of Investigation in 1939. The bureau is a division of the Office of the Attorney General. The KBI assists local law enforcement agencies with more mobile and criminal activity. In the early years, the crimes were often bank robberies.