Nevada Attorney General

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Attorney General of Nevada
Aaron D. Ford.jpg
Incumbent
Aaron D. Ford
since January 7, 2019
Style The Honorable
Term length Four years, two term limit
Inaugural holderGeorge A. Nourse
1864
Formation Constitution of Nevada
Website Office of the Attorney General

The Nevada Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the U.S. state of Nevada. The functions of the office are set forth in Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 228. The Attorney General represents the people of Nevada in civil and criminal matters before trial, appellate and the supreme courts of Nevada and the United States. The Attorney General also serves as legal counsel to state officers and, with few exceptions, to state agencies, boards and commissions.

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The Attorney General may also work with or help district attorneys, local law enforcement, and federal and international criminal justice agencies in the administration of justice. In addition, the Attorney General establishes and operates projects and programs to protect Nevadans from fraud or illegal activities that target consumers or threaten public safety, and enforces laws that safeguard the environment and natural resources. Under the state Constitution, the Attorney General is elected to a four-year term. To meet its statutory obligations the office is divided into the following:

The current Nevada Attorney General is Democrat Aaron D. Ford.

Officeholders

Attorneys General by party affiliation
PartyAttorneys General
Democratic 19
Republican 11
Silver 4
#ImageNameTerm of servicePolitical party
1 George A. Nourse 1864–1867Republican
2 Robert M. Clark 1867–1871Republican
3 Luther A. Buckner 1871–1875Democratic
4 John R. Kittrell 1875–1879Democratic
5 Michael A. Murphy 1879–1883Republican
6 William H. Davenport 1883–1887Republican
7 John F. Alexander 1887–1891Republican
8 James D. Torreyson 1891–1895Republican
9 Robert M. Beatty 1895–1896Silver
10 James R Judge.jpg James R. Judge 1896–1899Silver
11 William D. Jones 1899–1901Silver
12 WWoodburn.jpg William Woodburn 1901–1903Silver
13 James G. Sweeney 1903–1907Democratic [lower-alpha 1]
14 Richard C. Stoddard 1907–1911Democratic [lower-alpha 1]
15 Cleveland H. Baker 1911–1912Democratic
16 George B. Thatcher 1912–1919Democratic
17 Leonard B. Fowler 1919–1923Democratic
18 Michael A. Diskin 1923–1931Democratic
19 Gray Mashburn 1931–1943Democratic
20 Alan Harvey Bible.jpg Alan Bible 1943–1951Democratic
21 William T. Mathews 1951–1955Democratic
22 Harvey Dickerson 1955–1959Democratic
23 Roger D. Foley.png Roger D. Foley 1959–1962Democratic
24 Charles E. Springer 1962–1963Democratic
25 Harvey Dickerson 1963–1971Democratic
26 Robert List (NV) (cropped).jpg Robert List 1971–1979Republican
27 Richard Bryan.jpg Richard Bryan 1979–1983Democratic
28 Brian McKay 1983–1991Republican
29 Frankie Sue Del Papa 1991–2003Democratic
30 Brian Sandoval 2010 (cropped).jpg Brian Sandoval 2003–2005Republican
31 George Chanos 2005–2007Republican
32 Catherine Cortez Masto (cropped).jpg Catherine Cortez Masto 2007–2015Democratic
33 Adam Laxalt by Gage Skidmore (cropped)2.jpg Adam Laxalt 2015–2019Republican
34 Aaron D. Ford.jpg Aaron Ford 2019–presentDemocratic
  1. 1 2 Officially listed as a Democrat, but was elected as a Silver-Democrat.

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