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A person authorized by statute, such as the governor, a member of the General Assembly, a constitutional officer, or the head of a state agency, can ask the Attorney General for an official opinion on the law.
Steven Popps serves as Chief Deputy Attorney General of Virginia. From January 2022 to May 2024, Steven served as Deputy Attorney General for the Civil Division. Prior to joining Attorney General Miyares' administration, Popps was a litigation partner at an international law firm.
The attorney general of Virginia is an elected constitutional position that holds an executive office in the government of Virginia. Attorneys general are elected for a four-year term in the year following a presidential election.
The Office of the Attorney General is the Commonwealth's law firm. In addition to representing the interests of the people of Virginia, our clients are Virginia state government and the state agencies, boards and commissions that compose it.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) provides legal services to the Commonwealth and works with law enforcement to promote successful, secure communities.
The Attorney General of Virginia is a publicly elected executive official in the Virginia state government. The attorney general provides legal advice and representation for all state agencies.
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The outgoing Virginia Attorney General on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, reversed more than 50 legal opinions issued by predecessors during the Jim Crow and Massive Resistance eras that justified segregation, interracial marriage bans and other racist laws.