Nevada Attorney General


The Nevada Attorney General is the top legal officer for the state of Nevada. The functions of the office are set forth in Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 228. The Attorney General represents the people of Nevada in civil and criminal matters before trial, appellate and the supreme courts of Nevada and the United States. The Attorney General also serves as legal counsel to state officers and, with few exceptions, to state agencies, boards and commissions.
The Attorney General may also work with or help district attorneys, local law enforcement, and federal and international criminal justice agencies in the administration of justice. In addition, the Attorney General establishes and operates projects and programs to protect Nevadans from fraud or illegal activities that target consumers or threaten public safety, and enforces laws that safeguard the environment and natural resources.
Under the state Constitution, the Attorney General is elected to a four-year term. To meet its statutory obligations the office is divided into the following:
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The current Nevada Attorney General is Democrat Aaron D. Ford.

Officeholders

#NameTerm of ServicePolitical Party
1George A. Nourse1864–1867Republican
2Robert M. Clark1867–1871Republican
3Luther A. Buckner1871–1875Democratic
4John R. Kittrell1875–1879Democratic
5Michael A. Murphy1879–1883Republican
6William H. Davenport1883–1887Republican
7John F. Alexander1887–1891Republican
8James D. Torreyson1891–1895Republican
9Robert M. Beatty1895–1896Silver
10James R. Judge1896–1899Silver
11William D. Jones1899–1901Silver
12William Woodburn1901–1903Silver
13James G. Sweeney1903–1907Democratic
14Richard C. Stoddard1907–1911Democratic
15Cleveland H. Baker1911–1912Democratic
16George B. Thatcher1912–1919Democratic
17Leonard B. Fowler1919–1923Democratic
18Michael A. Diskin1923–1931Democratic
19Gray Mashburn1931–1943Democratic
20Alan Bible1943–1951Democratic
21William T. Mathews1951–1955Democratic
22Harvey Dickerson1955–1959Democratic
23Roger D. Foley1959–1962Democratic
24Charles E. Springer1962–1963Democratic
25Harvey Dickerson1963–1971Democratic
26Robert List1971–1979Republican
27Richard Bryan1979–1983Democratic
28Bryan McKay1983–1991Republican
29Frankie Sue Del Papa1991–2003Democratic
30Brian Sandoval2003–2005Republican
31George Chanos2005–2007Republican
32Catherine Cortez Masto2007–2015Democratic
33Adam Laxalt2015–2019Republican
34Aaron Ford2019–presentDemocratic