Attorney General of Georgia

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Incumbent
Christopher M. Carr

since November 1, 2016

Type| Chief law enforcement officer
Term length| 4 years
Formation| 1754
First holder| William Clifton
Website| law.ga.gov

Chief law enforcement officer and lawyer in the U.S. state of Georgia

The attorney general of Georgia is the attorney and legal advisor for the executive branch of the U.S. state of Georgia. They are responsible for providing opinions on legal questions concerning the state, prosecuting public corruption cases, overseeing contracts on behalf of the state, as well as representing the state in all civil cases, in all capital felony appeals, and in all cases appearing before the Supreme Court of the United States. They may also initiate civil or criminal actions on behalf of the State of Georgia when requested to do so by the governor.[1]

The officeholder is elected to a four-year term at the same time as elections are held for governor of Georgia and other offices.

The current attorney general of Georgia is Christopher M. Carr. Carr was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal following the resignation of Sam Olens, who was officially appointed to the office of president of Kennesaw State University on November 1, 2016. Carr completed Olens' unexpired term, which expired in January 2019. Carr was re-elected to a four-year term in Georgia's 2018 statewide elections and was reelected in the 2022 Georgia statewide elections.

## List of attorneys general, 1754–present

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### Pre-statehood

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1  |  | William Clifton  | 1754–1764
2  |  | Charles Pryce  | 1764–1776
3  |  | Williams Stephens  | 1776–1780
4  |  | John Milledge | 1780–1781
5  |  | Samuel Stirk | 1781–1785
6  |  | Nathaniel Pendleton | 1785–1786
7  |  | Matthew McAllister | 1787–1788

### Post-statehood

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#  | Image  | Name  | Term of service  | Political party

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7  |  | Matthew McAllister | 1788–1791  |
8  |  | George Walker  | 1792–1795  |
9  |  | David Brydie Mitchell | 1796–1806  | Democraticic-Republican
10  |  | Robert Walker  | 1807–1808  |
11  |  | John Hamil  | 1808  |
12  |  | John Forsyth | 1808–1811  | Democratic-Republican
13  |  | Alexander M. Allen  | 1811  |
14  |  | Richard H. Wilde | 1811–1813  | Democratic-Republican
15  |  | Alexander M. Allen  | 1813–1816  |
16  |  | Roger Lawson Gamble  | 1816–1822  |
17  |  | Thomas F. Wells  | 1822–1827  |
18  |  | George W. Crawford | 1827–1831  | Whig
19  |  | Charles Jones Jenkins | 1831–1834  | Democratic
20  |  | Ebenezer Starnes  | 1834–1840  |
21  |  | James Gardner  | 1840–1843  |
22  |  | John J. R. Flournoy  | 1843–1847  |
23  |  | Alpheus Colvard  | 1847–1851  |
24  |  | John Troup Shewmake | 1851–1855  |
25  |  | William R. McLaws  | 1855–1859  |
26  |  | Alpheus M. Rogers  | 1859–1861  |
27  |  | Winder P. Johnson  | 1861  |
28  |  | William Watts Montgomery  | 1861–1865  |
29  |  | George T. Barnes | 1865–1866  | Democratic
30  |  | John Philpot Curren Whitehead  | 1866–1868  |
31  |  | Henry P. Farrow  | 1868–1872  | Republican
32  |  | Nathaniel Job Hammond | 1872–1877  | Democratic
33  |  | Robert N. Ely  | 1877–1880  | Democratic
34  |  | Clifford Anderson | 1880–1890  | Democratic
35  |  | George N. Lester | 1890–1891  | Democratic
36  |  | William A. Little | 1891–1892  | Democratic
37  |  | Joseph M. Terrell | 1892–1902  | Democratic
38  |  | Boykin Wright  | 1902  | Democratic
39  |  | John C. Hart  | 1902–1910  | Democratic
40  |  | Hewlett A. Hall  | 1910–1911  | Democratic
41  |  | Thomas S. Felder  | 1911–1914  | Democratic
42  |  | Warren Grice  | 1914–1915  | Democratic
43  |  | Clifford Walker | 1915–1920  | Democratic
44  |  | R. A. Denny  | 1920–1921  | Democratic
45  |  | George M. Napier | 1921–1932  | Democratic
46  |  | Lawrence S. Camp  | 1932  | Democratic
47  |  | M. J. Yeomans  | 1933–1939  | Democratic
48  |  | Ellis G. Arnall | 1939–1943  | Democratic
49  |  | T. Grady Head | 1943–1945  | Democratic
50  |  | Eugene Cook | 1945–1965  | Democratic
51  |  | Arthur K. Bolton | 1965–1981  | Democratic
52  |  | Michael J. Bowers | 1981–1997  | Democratic (1981–94)/Republican (1994–97)
53  |  | Thurbert E. Baker | 1997–2011  | Democratic
54  |  | Samuel S. Olens | 2011–2016  | Republican
55  |  | Christopher M. Carr | 2016–present  | Republican

## References

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1. ^ "Duties". Office of Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
2. ^ "History | Office of Attorney General Chris Carr". law.ga.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-01.

## External links

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* Georgia Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
* News and Commentary at FindLaw
* Georgia Code at Law.Justia.com
* U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Georgia" at FindLaw
* State Bar of Georgia
* Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens profile at National Association of Attorneys General
* Press releases at Georgia Attorney General's office

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