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The current officeholder is Republican Jason Miyares. He was first elected in 2021 and was sworn in on January 15, 2022.
The office of attorney general is established in Article 5, Section 15 of the Virginia Constitution. Article V, Section 15:
Article V, Section 15 of the Virginia Constitutionalso establishes the qualifications of the office: 1. U.S. citizen 2. at least 30 years old 3. is qualified to be a judge of a court of record in the state
The attorney general is elected every four years at the same time the governor is elected. These elections take place one year after the presidential elections (e.g. 2017, 2021, 2025, etc.).Legally, the inauguration is always held on the Saturday after the second Wednesday in January after an election.
In the event of a vacancy in the office, the governorshall fill the vacancy by appointment. The appointee shall hold office until the next general election.
The duties and powers of the office of the attorney general include: A complete list of the duties of the office is outlined in the Virginia state code.
As of January 11, 2021, divisions within the Attorney General's Office included: 1. Executive & Administration 2. Solicitor General 3. Government Operations & Transactions 4. Health, Education & Social Services 5. Criminal Justice & Public Safety 6. Civil Litigation
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There have been 37 attorney general of Virginia since 1869. Of the 37 officeholders, 11 were Republican, 22 were Democrat, three were Conservatives, and one was Readjuster.
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The Attorney General's Office cannot provide legal advice to private citizens. Our clients are VA's state government and its agencies, boards and commissions. If you need the assistance of a private attorney, you should contact the State Bar's Virginia Lawyer Referral Service or VALegalAid.org.
Phillip Damon Jones (born September 19, 1989) is an American politician and the current mayor of Newport News, Virginia. He is the 27th and youngest directly elected mayor of the Virginia city.
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Amanda McGuire is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Washington and Lee University School of Law. Amanda returns to the Virginia Office of Attorney General after clerking for recently elected Virginia Supreme Court Justice Wesley G. Russell, Jr.
