Attorney General of Georgia

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional officer of Georgia
public office
state attorney general position
appliesToJurisdiction Georgia
surface form: State of Georgia
appointedBy Governor of Georgia (to fill vacancies)
chiefFunction enforces state law
issues legal opinions to state officials
provides legal advice to state agencies
represents Georgia in legal matters
represents the state in civil litigation
represents the state in criminal appeals
serves as chief legal officer of Georgia
country United States of America
eligibleVoters registered voters of Georgia
hasAuthorityOver assistant attorneys general in Georgia
special assistant attorneys general in Georgia
hasJurisdiction legal affairs of the State of Georgia
headOf Georgia Department of Law
isInferredFrom Constitution of the State of Georgia
Georgia state law
legalAdvisorTo boards and commissions of Georgia
departments of the Government of Georgia
state agencies of Georgia
legalForm elected office
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Georgia
officeCreatedBy Constitution of Georgia
officeHolder Chris Carr
officeHolderStartTime November 2016
officeType statewide elected office
oversees consumer protection enforcement in Georgia
state-level criminal prosecutions in certain cases
state’s involvement in multi-state litigation
participatesIn multi-state lawsuits on behalf of Georgia
partOf Government of the State of Georgia
surface form: Executive branch of the Government of Georgia

Government of Georgia
represents State of Georgia before federal courts
State of Georgia before state courts
residence Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
seat Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
selectedBy popular vote in statewide elections
subordinateTo Governor of Georgia
termLength 4 years

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Doe v. Bolton respondentOffice Attorney General of Georgia
Government of the State of Georgia hasOffice Attorney General of Georgia
Arthur K. Bolton positionHeld Attorney General of Georgia
Arthur K. Bolton officeContested Attorney General of Georgia
Chris Carr positionHeld Attorney General of Georgia
Chris Carr positionHeld Attorney General of Georgia
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the State of Georgia
Chris Carr officeContested Attorney General of Georgia