© Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff Democratic candidates for attorney general Quentin Palfrey, Andrea Campbell, and Shannon Liss-Riordan speak at a forum in April. In response to inquiries from the Boston Globe, the campaigns of Andrea Campbell and Quentin Palfrey both confirmed Tuesday that they did not currently have the coverage in place.
In addition, two U.S. territories are holding elections for attorney general in 2022: Guam and Northern Mariana Islands . All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer. The attorney general is responsible for enforcing state law and advising the state government on legal matters.
Both Secretary of State nominee Kristina Karamo and Attorney General nominee Matt DePerno have denied the 2020 presidential election results, catapulting the once-unknown Republicans to the top of GOP delegates’ list.
Andrea Campbell, Shannon Liss-Riordan and Quentin Palfrey took the stage at WBUR's CitySpace in the hopes of winning voters' support ahead of the the Sept. 6 primary. Incumbent Maura Healey is running for governor, which created space for a wide-open Democratic primary.
November 8, 2022NomineeAbraham HamadehKristin MayesPartyRepublicanDemocratic1 more row
The 2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul is running for re-election. Party nominees were selected in a partisan primary on August 9, 2022.
The attorneys general of the Republic of Texas and the first four attorneys general under the 1845 state constitution were appointed by the governor. The office was made elective in 1850 by constitutional amendment. The attorney general is elected to a four-year term.
November 8, 2022NomineeRaúl TorrezJeremy GayPartyDemocraticRepublican1 more row
November 8, 2022NomineeTony EversTim MichelsPartyDemocraticRepublicanRunning mateSara RodriguezRoger Roth1 more row
the PresidentAttorney General is appointed by the President on the advice of the government. There are the following qualifications: He should be an Indian Citizen. He must have either completed 5 years in High Court of any Indian state as a judge or 10 years in High Court as an advocate.
Merrick GarlandUnited States / Attorney generalMerrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the 86th United States attorney general beginning in March 2021. He served as a circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021. Wikipedia
[48] The common law functions of the Attorney-General include power to initiate and terminate criminal prosecutions, power to grant immunity from prosecution, advising on the grant of pardons, issuing fiats in relator actions, instituting contempt of court proceedings, appearing as amicus curiae in matters of public ...
Ken Paxton (Republican Party)Texas / Attorney generalKen Paxton is the 51st Attorney General of Texas. He was elected on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 5, 2015. He was re-elected to a second term in 2018. As the state's top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Paxton leads more than 4,000 employees in 38 divisions and 117 offices around Texas.
New Mexico Statute of Limitations for Crimes Capital or first-degree violent felonies: None. Second-degree felony: Within six (6) years. Third- or fourth-degree felonies: Within five (5) years.
Total number of licensed attorneys in the U.S.StateCountNew Mexico5612New York185076North Carolina24253North Dakota169647 more rows
Mexico's Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam gives a news conference in Mexico City, Dec.
November 8, 2022NomineeDoug La FolletteAmy LoudenbeckPartyDemocraticRepublican1 more row
Republican PartyAdam Jarchow / PartyAdam Michael Jarchow (born November 10, 1978) is an American attorney and Republican politician. He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 28th Assembly district in northwest Wisconsin. He is a candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin in the 2022 Republican primary.
November 8, 2022NomineeAaron RichardsonJohn LeiberPartyDemocraticRepublican1 more row
Mandela Barnes serves as Wisconsin's 45th Lieutenant Governor. He was elected on November 8, 2018. He is the first African American to serve as a Lieutenant Governor in Wisconsin, and the second African American to ever hold statewide office.