Global Information Lookup Global Information

Attorney General of New York information


Attorney General of New York
Seal of the attorney general of New York
Flag of New York
Incumbent
Letitia James
since January 1, 2019
Department of Law
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years
No limit
Constituting instrumentNew York Constitution, Executive Law
Formation1777
First holderEgbert Benson
SuccessionElection by joint session of New York State Legislature
Salary$210,000 (2019)
Websiteag.ny.gov

The attorney general of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government.[1] The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, initially under the Dutch colonial government of New Netherland.

The attorney general of the State of New York is the highest-paid state attorney general in the country.[citation needed]

Democrat Letitia James currently serves as attorney general, in office since January 1, 2019.[2]

  1. ^ Executive Law § 60. "There shall continue to be in the state government a department of law. The head of the department of law shall be the attorney-general."
  2. ^ Westerman, Ashley (January 1, 2019). "N.Y. Swears In New Attorney General After A Tumultuous Year For The Office". NPR. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

and 28 Related for: Attorney General of New York information

Request time (Page generated in 1.2036 seconds.)

Attorney General of New York

Last Update:

The attorney general of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government. The...

Word Count : 578

New York County District Attorney

Last Update:

The New York County District Attorney, also known as the Manhattan District Attorney, is the elected district attorney for New York County (Manhattan)...

Word Count : 4950

2022 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

The 2022 New York Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Letitia James was eligible for re-election...

Word Count : 2928

2018 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

The 2018 New York Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018. New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat, was elected. James...

Word Count : 2852

2006 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

Governor) as the Attorney General of New York. Andrew Cuomo, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mark Green, former New York City Public Advocate...

Word Count : 174

2010 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

The New York Attorney General election of 2010 took place on November 2, 2010 to elect the Attorney General of New York. Democratic nominee Eric Schneiderman...

Word Count : 129

Alvin Bragg

Last Update:

Deputy Attorney General of New York and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. Bragg was born in New York City on...

Word Count : 2052

United States Attorney General

Last Update:

attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the...

Word Count : 1931

2002 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

The 2002 election was held on November 5 to elect the Attorney General of New York. Democratic incumbent Eliot Spitzer was reelected by a wide margin,...

Word Count : 89

2014 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

2014 New York Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of New York. The incumbent Democratic Attorney General...

Word Count : 799

Letitia James

Last Update:

serving since 2019 as the Attorney General of New York (NYAG), having won the 2018 election to succeed Barbara Underwood. A member of the Democratic Party...

Word Count : 4396

New Jersey Attorney General

Last Update:

The attorney general of New Jersey is a member of the executive cabinet of the state and oversees the Department of Law and Public Safety. The office...

Word Count : 540

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York

Last Update:

United States attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in eight New York counties: New York (Manhattan)...

Word Count : 1436

1990 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

The 1990 New York State Attorney General election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect a candidate to the position of Attorney General. Democratic...

Word Count : 102

1998 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

The 1998 New York Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1998 along with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as...

Word Count : 95

New York Attorney General elections

Last Update:

The New York Attorney General election is held every four years. The 1986 election was held on November 4. Democratic incumbent Robert Abrams won re-election...

Word Count : 323

Attorney general

Last Update:

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (pl.: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the...

Word Count : 4113

2021 New York County District Attorney election

Last Update:

The 2021 New York County District Attorney election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the New York County District Attorney. The incumbent, Cyrus...

Word Count : 1522

Kerry Kennedy

Last Update:

from the office of her father, who was U.S. Attorney General at the time. Her father was assassinated in 1968. She is a graduate of The Putney School...

Word Count : 4016

1982 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

The 1982 New York State Attorney General election took place on 2 November 1982 in order to elect the Attorney General of New York. Democratic nominee...

Word Count : 156

Eric Schneiderman

Last Update:

Attorney General of New York from 2011 until his resignation in May 2018. Schneiderman, a member of the Democratic Party, spent ten years in the New York...

Word Count : 2927

1986 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

The 1986 New York State Attorney General election took place on November 4, 1986, to elect a candidate to the position of Attorney General. Democratic...

Word Count : 130

1994 New York Attorney General election

Last Update:

Karen Burstein. As of 2023[update], this is the last time a Republican was elected Attorney General of New York. Attorney General Robert Abrams ran for...

Word Count : 273

Karen Burstein

Last Update:

politician, attorney, civil servant, and former judge from the State of New York. She served in the New York State Senate, worked in the administration of Gov...

Word Count : 733

Eliot Spitzer

Last Update:

and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 54th governor of New York from 2007 until his resignation in 2008. Spitzer was born in New York...

Word Count : 8318

Attorney General Ward

Last Update:

Attorney General Ward may refer to: Hamilton Ward Jr. (1871–1932), Attorney General of New York Hamilton Ward Sr. (1829–1898), Attorney General of New...

Word Count : 78

Barbara Underwood

Last Update:

solicitor general of New York. She was first appointed to the position in January 2007 by Andrew Cuomo, who was then serving as the state's attorney general. Underwood...

Word Count : 1385

Attorney General Smith

Last Update:

Attorney General Smith or Attorney-General Smith may refer to: A. Hyatt Smith (1814–1892), Attorney General of the Wisconsin Territory Albert James Smith...

Word Count : 320

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net