The attorney general of Utah is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the state government of Utah. The attorney general is the chief legal officer and legal adviser in the state.[1] The office is elected, with a term of four years.
| Utah Attorney General | |
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| Term length | Four years |
| Website | https://attorneygeneral.utah.gov |
List of attorneys general
edit- Daniel H. Wells (1849)
Utah Territory (1850–1874)
edit- Hosea Stout (1850–?)
- James Ferguson
- Albert Carrington (1856–?)
- Zerubbabel Snow (1869–1874)
State of Utah (1896–present)
edit| # | Image | Name | Term | Party |
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| 1 | A. C. Bishop | 1896–1901 | Republican | |
| 2 | M. A. Breeden | 1901–1909 | Republican | |
| 3 | A. R. Barnes | 1909–1917 | Republican | |
| 4 | Dan B. Shields | 1917–1921 | Democratic | |
| 5 | Harvey H. Cluff | 1921–1929 | Republican | |
| 6 | George P. Parker | 1929–1933 | Republican | |
| 7 | Joseph Chez | 1933–1941 | Democratic | |
| 8 | Grover A. Giles | 1941–1949 | Democratic | |
| 9 | Clinton D. Vernon | 1949–1953 | Democratic | |
| 10 | E. R. Callister | 1953–1959 | Republican | |
| 11 | Walter L. Budge | 1959–1961 | Republican | |
| 12 | A. Pratt Kessler | 1961–1965 | Republican | |
| 13 | Phil L. Hansen | 1965–1969 | Democratic | |
| 14 | 
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Vernon B. Romney | 1969–1977 | Republican |
| 15 | Robert B. Hansen | 1977–1981 | Republican | |
| 16 | David L. Wilkinson | 1981–1989 | Republican | |
| 17 | Paul Van Dam | 1989–1993 | Democratic | |
| 18 | Jan Graham | 1993–2001 | Democratic | |
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Mark Shurtleff | 2001–2013 | Republican |
| 20 | John Swallow | 2013 | Republican | |
| 21 | Sean Reyes | 2013–present[2] | Republican |
References
edit- ^ "Duties of the Utah Attorney General - Utah Office of the Attorney General". attorneygeneral.utah.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24.
- ^ "Utah's Attorneys General 1896 – Present - Utah Office of the Attorney General". Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
External links
edit- Utah Attorney General official website
- Utah Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
- News and Commentary at FindLaw
- Utah Code at Law.Justia.com
- U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Utah" at FindLaw
- Utah State Bar
- Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes profile at National Association of Attorneys General
- Press releases at Utah Attorney General