Florida Attorney General | |
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Compensation: | $128,972 |
2022 FY Budget: | $234,811,266 |
Term limits: | Two consecutive terms |
Structure |
# | Office | Current officeholder |
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1 | Lieutenant Governor | Jeanette Núñez (R) |
2 | Attorney General | Ashley Moody (R) |
3 | Chief Financial Officer | Jimmy Patronis (R) |
4 | Commissioner of Agriculture | Nikki Fried (D) |
As with other elected statewide offices in Florida, the attorney general is limited to serving two consecutive four-year terms.
As of August 2021, there are six living former Florida attorneys general, the oldest being James C. Smith (served 1979–1987, born 1940). The most recent attorney general to die was Robert L. Shevin on July 11, 2005 (served 1971–1979, born 1934).
The most common qualifications address minimum age, citizenship, residency, electoral status, and bar admission. Others prohibit the attorney general from holding multiple offices.
According to the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), state constitutions establish the Office of the Attorney General in 44 states and the selection method and term length in 42 states.
The Attorney General is responsible for protecting Florida consumers from various types of fraud and enforcing the state’s antitrust laws.
The Attorney General defends the constitutionality of statutes duly enacted by the Legislature and is authorized to issue formal legal opinions at the request of various public officials on questions relating to the application of state law. The Office of the Attorney General houses the Florida Commission on the Status of Women and ...
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Florida Attorney General election, 2022. Florida is holding an election for attorney general on November 8, 2022. There are no official candidates yet for this election.
There are no official candidates yet for this election. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022.
Attorney General Ashley Moody released the 2021 Hurricane Preparedness Guide. She urges Floridians to review the preparedness guide now and understand that planning will be different this year as Floridians continue to take measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Attorney General Ashley Moody launched a new website seeking to educate Floridians about the dangers of misusing prescription painkillers and other opioids such as heroin and fentanyl.
The Florida attorney general is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state and is head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs.
The office is one of Florida's three elected state cabinet posts, along with the chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner. The current attorney gener…
As with other elected statewide offices in Florida, the attorney general is limited to serving two consecutive four-year terms.
The attorney general appoints the Florida solicitor general who serves at his or her pleasure. The current solicitor is Amit Agarwal.
The attorney general is second (behind the lieutenant governor) in the line of successionto the of…
As of March 2022, there are six living former Florida attorneys general, the oldest being James C. Smith (served 1979–1987, born 1940). The most recent attorney general to die was Robert L. Shevin on July 11, 2005 (served 1971–1979, born 1934).
• James C. Smith, 1979–1987
• Bob Butterworth, 1987–2002
• Constitution of Florida
• Florida Cabinet
• Florida Democratic Party
• Republican Party of Florida
• Florida Attorney General official website
• Florida Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
• News and Commentary at FindLaw
• Florida Statutes at Law.Justia.com