The Alaska Attorney General is the chief legal advisor to the government of the State of Alaska and to its governor. The Attorney General is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Alaska Legislature. The position has existed since the early days of the Territory of Alaska, though it was an elected rather than an appointed position prior to statehood. The Attorney General also serves as the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Law, and is the only commissioner of a principal department of Alaska state government not referred to as "Commissioner" in normal usage.[1]
In the earliest days of the Alaska Territory, the Territorial Counsel served as the de facto attorney general. Only one person, John H. Cobb, served in this position. The 2nd Alaska Territorial Legislature in 1915 created the Office of the Attorney General, to become effective after the 1916 general election. The attorney general's position was an elected position during the entirety of territorial days, as opposed to under statehood, in which it has been a position appointed by the governor since 1959. The following is a list of attorneys general in Alaska.
alaska, attorney, general, chief, legal, advisor, government, state, alaska, governor, attorney, general, appointed, governor, confirmed, alaska, legislature, position, existed, since, early, days, territory, alaska, though, elected, rather, than, appointed, p. The Alaska Attorney General is the chief legal advisor to the government of the State of Alaska and to its governor The Attorney General is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Alaska Legislature The position has existed since the early days of the Territory of Alaska though it was an elected rather than an appointed position prior to statehood The Attorney General also serves as the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Law and is the only commissioner of a principal department of Alaska state government not referred to as Commissioner in normal usage 1 Alaska Attorney GeneralIncumbentTreg Taylorsince January 30 2021Member ofGovernment of AlaskaReports toGovernor of AlaskaAppointerGovernor of AlaskaFirst holder1916Websitelaw state ak us Contents 1 List of attorneys general 1 1 Alaska Territory 1 2 State of Alaska 2 References 3 External linksList of attorneys general editIn the earliest days of the Alaska Territory the Territorial Counsel served as the de facto attorney general Only one person John H Cobb served in this position The 2nd Alaska Territorial Legislature in 1915 created the Office of the Attorney General to become effective after the 1916 general election The attorney general s position was an elected position during the entirety of territorial days as opposed to under statehood in which it has been a position appointed by the governor since 1959 The following is a list of attorneys general in Alaska Alaska Territory edit Name Image Term of office Governor s George Barnes Grigsby nbsp 1916 1919 Strong RiggsJeremiah C Murphy nbsp 1919 1920 RiggsJohn Rustgard nbsp 1920 1933 Riggs Bone ParksJames S Truitt nbsp 1933 1941 Troy GrueningHenry Roden nbsp 1941 1945 GrueningRalph Julian Rivers nbsp 1945 1949 GrueningJ Gerald Williams nbsp 1949 1959 Gruening Heintzleman StepovichState of Alaska edit Name Image Term of office Governor s John Rader nbsp 1959 1960 EganRalph E Moody nbsp 1960 1962 EganGeorge N Hayes nbsp 1962 1964 EganWarren C Colver nbsp 1964 1966 EganDonald A Burr nbsp 1966 1967 HickelEdgar Paul Boyko nbsp 1967 1968 HickelG Kent Edwards nbsp 1968 1970 Hickel MillerJohn E Havelock nbsp 1970 1973 EganNorman C Gorsuch nbsp 1973 1974 EganAvrum M Gross nbsp 1974 1980 HammondWilson L Condon nbsp 1980 1982 HammondNorman C Gorsuch nbsp 1982 1985 SheffieldHarold M Brown nbsp 1985 1986 SheffieldGrace Berg Schaible nbsp 1987 1989 CowperDouglas Baily nbsp 1989 1990 CowperCharlie Cole nbsp 1991 1994 HickelBruce Botelho nbsp 1994 2002 Hickel KnowlesGregg Renkes nbsp 2002 2005 MurkowskiDavid W Marquez nbsp 2005 2006 MurkowskiTalis J Colberg nbsp 2006 2009 PalinDan Sullivan nbsp 2009 2010 Palin ParnellJohn J Burns nbsp 2010 2012 ParnellMichael Geraghty nbsp 2012 2014 ParnellCraig W Richards 2 nbsp 2014 2016 WalkerJahna Lindemuth nbsp 2016 2018 WalkerKevin Clarkson nbsp 2018 2020 DunleavyEd Sniffen acting 2020 2021Treg Taylor 2021 presentReferences edit Alaskan State Constitution PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 02 22 Retrieved 2008 03 14 About the Attorney General Alaska Department of Law Archived from the original on 2014 12 20 Retrieved 2014 12 02 External links editAbout the Attorney General at Alaska Department of Law Alaska Attorney General articles at ABA Journal News and Commentary at FindLaw Alaska Statutes at Law Justia com U S Supreme Court Opinions Cases with title containing State of Alaska at FindLaw Alaska Bar Association Alaska Attorney General Craig W Richards profile at National Association of Attorneys General Press releases at Alaska Department of Law nbsp This Alaska related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article relating to law in the United States or its constituent jurisdictions is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alaska Attorney General amp oldid 1169750577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
