Utah Attorney General
Utah Attorney General | |
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Incumbent Sean Reyes since 2013 | |
Term length | Four years |
Website | https://attorneygeneral.utah.gov |
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.
List of attorneys general
Deseret (1849)
- Daniel H. Wells (1849)
Utah Territory (1850–1874)
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- Hosea Stout (1850–?)
- James Ferguson
- Albert Carrington (1856–?)
- Zerubbabel Snow (1869–1874)
State of Utah (1896–present)
# | 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 | 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 | |
19 | Mark Shurtleff | 2001–2013 | Republican | |
20 | John Swallow | 2013 | Republican | |
21 | Sean Reyes | 2013–present[2] | Republican |
References
External links
- 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
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UT
▌Sean Reyes (R)
▌Charity Clark (D)
▌Jason Miyares (R)
▌Bob Ferguson (D)
▌Patrick Morrisey (R)
▌Bridget Hill (R)
Federal districts:
▌Brian Schwalb (D)
- Political party affiliations
- ▌28 Republicans (27 states, 1 territory)
- ▌25 Democrats (23 states, 1 territory, 1 district)
- ▌1 New Progressive (1 territory)
- ▌2 Unknown (2 territories)
An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.
State abbreviations link to position articles.