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Protecting California's immigrant communities through the vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws, consumer protections, pro-bono services for vulnerable, undocumented youth, and other programs. View More.
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In California, the Office of Attorney General was created in 1850 to contend with what was considered at the time an unstructured, inadequate and inconsistent system of law enforcement.
Overseeing more than 5,600 lawyers, investigators, sworn peace officers, and other employees, the Attorney General: Represents the People of California in civil and criminal matters before trial courts, appellate courts and the supreme courts of California and the United States.
The attorney general of California is the state attorney general of the Government of California. The officer's duty is to ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" (Constitution of California, Article V, Section 13).
Dec 8, 2021 · California Attorney General Rob Bonta is opening a probe into the Torrance Police Department after disclosures about racist text messages among a group of officers.
May 24, 2021 · A month after taking over as California attorney general, Rob Bonta has put the Department of Justice on a hard pivot, launching a series of initiatives to refocus the agency on problems...
Kamala Harris was elected the attorney general of California in 2010, becoming the first woman, Indian American, and South Asian American to hold the office in the state's history. She took office on January 3, 2011, and would be re-elected in 2014 to serve until she resigned on January 3, 2017, to take her seat in the United States Senate .
