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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 1977, Moore became an assistant district attorney in Mississippi's 19th Judicial District, representing Jackson, Greene, and George counties. [3] [7] In 1979, he won election to the office of district attorney for the 19th Judicial District. Aged 26, he came into office in 1980 as the youngest elected official in Mississippi. [3]
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch opted out Friday of representing State Auditor Shad White in two defamation lawsuits filed against him for comments made on social media about Brett Favre ...
Robert Simon Jr. says a recent ruling by the MS Supreme Court is not relevant to his case and he should be able to continue fight to stop execution.
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.
Graves began his legal career as a staff attorney at Central Mississippi Legal Services in 1980. [3] He then worked in the private practice of law for three years, before returning to public service work. Graves served as legal counsel for both the health law division and the human services division of the Mississippi Attorney General's Office.
The FBI on Wednesday raided a local prosecutor's office and business in Mississippi's capital city, although officials declined to say whether Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is ...