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The office was created by 1817 Constitution of Mississippi as a legislatively-elected position with a one-year term. In 1832 the office was made popularly-elective and the term was extended. All attorneys general from 1878 to 2020 were Democrats. The incumbent attorney general, Republican Lynn Fitch, was sworn-in to office on January 9, 2020.
Oral argument on behalf of Mississippi was delivered by Fitch's solicitor general, Scott Stewart. [20] [21] Outside the Supreme Court, the attorney general's office hosted a rally entitled "Empower Women Promote Life." [22] In the months leading up to the oral arguments in the Dobbs case, Fitch authored a series of op-eds arguing against abortion.
In Puerto Rico, the attorney general is officially called the secretary of justice, but is commonly known as the Puerto Rico attorney general. [ 4 ] Many states have passed term limits limiting the selection to 2 consecutive terms (9 states); 2 terms maximum (4 states), but 33 states have no term limits.
President Donald Trump speaks before Pam Bondi is sworn in as U.S. attorney general in the Oval Office of the White House by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, on Feb. 5, 2025.
James Matthew Hood (born May 15, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 39th Attorney General of Mississippi from 2004 to 2020. Hood was first elected Attorney General in 2003, defeating Republican Scott Newton. A former district attorney, Hood succeeded fellow Democrat Mike Moore.
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. Attorney General, arrives for a meeting with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), ranking member on the Senate ...
In 2022, the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office formally charged Word, 48, with maintaining a common nuisance, a Level 6 felony, after detectives claimed she knew about drug use and dealing ...
Later that year, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation turned over thousands of documents related to their original inquiry of the case to the attorney general's office. [53] Moore and his investigators secured the cooperation of Cecil Price, a former deputy sheriff in Neshoba County who was privy to the details of the murders. [54]