Attorney General of Alabama


The attorney general of Alabama is an elected, constitutional officer of the State of Alabama. The office of the attorney general is located at the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Henry Hitchcock was elected Alabama's first attorney general in 1819.

Duties

As is common in many states, the attorney general is the chief lawyer of the state. He is called upon as the chief defender of the laws of Alabama, the lawyer for state officials and represents the state in all matters brought before a court of law or tribunal. The attorney general also provides advisory opinions to local and state governments when questions arise about the constitutionality of proposed laws and regulations. It is the task of the AG to represent the state when questions arise concerning various criminal sentences including the death penalty.
From time to time the AG may begin legal proceedings on behalf of the state or on behalf of consumers damaged by illegal or bad faith commercial transactions.

Organization

Eight divisions comprise the attorney general's office. Those divisions include: a General Crimes Division, a Public Corruption Division, Civil Division, Appellate Division, Consumer Protection Division, Constitional Defense Division and a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Division chiefs include Clay J. Crenshaw, Olivia Martin, Billington Garret, M. Matt Hart, Bruce M. Lieberman, and Azzie Taylor.

List of attorneys general of Alabama

The chief deputy attorney general is Alice Martin Andrew Brasher is the solicitor general
#NameTook officeLeft officeParty
1Henry Hitchcock18191823
2Thomas White18231825
3Constantine Perkins18251832
4Peter Martin18321836
5Alexander Meek18361836
6John D. Phelan18361838Democratic
7Lincoln Clark18381839Democratic
8Matthew W. Lindsay18391843
9Thomas D. Clarke18431847
10William H. Martin18471847
11Marion A. Baldwin18471865
12John W. A. Sanford18651868
13Benjamin Gardner18681870
14John W. A. Sanford18701872
15Henry Tompkins18781884
16Thomas McClellan18841889
17William L. Martin18891894
18William C. Fitts18941898
19Charles G. Brown18981903
20Massey Wilson19031907
21Alexander M. Garber19071911Democratic
22Robert Brickell19111915Democratic
23William Logan Martin19151918
24F. Lloyd Tate19181918
25Emmet S. Thigpen19181919
26James Q. Smith19191921Democratic
27Harwell G. Davis19211927Democratic
28Charlie C. McCall19271931
29Thomas E. Knight19311935Democratic
30A. A. Carmichael19351939
31Thomas S. Lawson19391942
32William N. McQueen19431947Democratic
33A. A. Carmichael19471951
34S. I. Garrett19511954
35Bernard Sykes19541955
36John Malcolm Patterson19551959Democratic
37MacDonald Gallion19591963Democratic
38Richmond Flowers19631967Democratic
39MacDonald Gallion19671971Democratic
40William J. Baxley19711979Democratic
41Charles A. Graddick19791987Democratic
42Don Siegelman19871991Democratic
43Jimmy Evans19911995Democratic
44Jeff Sessions19951997Republican
45Bill Pryor19972004Republican
46Troy King20042011Republican
47Luther Strange20112017Republican
48Steve Marshall2017presentRepublican