Attorney General of Maryland

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public office state attorney general

The Attorney General of Maryland is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Maryland in legal matters, providing legal advice to state agencies, and enforcing state laws.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public office → state attorney general →
appliesToJurisdiction	Maryland →
country	United States of America →
electedIn	statewide general election →
eligibleVoters	registered voters of Maryland →
employer	State of Maryland →
hasDuty	defends state statutes in court → enforces state laws → issues legal opinions → may initiate civil actions in the public interest → oversees consumer protection enforcement → provides legal advice to state agencies → represents Maryland in federal courts → represents Maryland in legal matters → represents state agencies in civil litigation →
hasJurisdictionOver	legal affairs of the State of Maryland → state agencies of Maryland →
inception	1777 →
isChiefLegalOfficerOf	Maryland →
isPartOfBranch	executive branch of Maryland →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalBasis	Constitution of Maryland → Maryland Code →
nativeLabel	Attorney General of Maryland →
officeHolder	Anthony G. Brown →
officeHolderStartTime	2023-01-03 →
officeType	elected office →
partOf	Government of Maryland →
positionHeldBy	Alexander Randall → Anthony G. Brown → Brian Frosh → C. Ferdinand Sybert → Douglas F. Gansler → Francis B. Burch NERFINISHED → Hall Hammond → Herbert R. O'Conor → J. Joseph Curran Jr. → Luther Martin → Stephen H. Sachs → Thomas B. Finan → William C. Walsh → William Pinkney → William Preston Lane Jr. →
precededBy	Brian Frosh →
reportsTo	Governor of Maryland →
seat	Annapolis, Maryland →
termLength	4 years →
website	https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/ →
workLocation	Annapolis, Maryland →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constitution of Maryland →	definesOffice
Government of Maryland →	hasElectionsFor
Government of Maryland →	hasOffice
Attorney General of Maryland →	nativeLabel
Luther Martin →	positionHeld